Textile fragment, in various colors with figures with headress plumes
Textile fragment, in various colors with figures with headress plumes

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Textile fragment, in various colors with figures with headress plumes,

ca. 1100–1400

Chancay
Late Intermediate Period
y1993-45

Information

Title
Textile fragment, in various colors with figures with headress plumes
Dates

ca. 1100–1400

Medium
Wool
Dimensions
h. 18.0 cm., w. 45.5 cm. (7 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
y1993-45
Place Made

South America, Peru, Central coast

Culture
Chancay
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
dyeing, textiles, weaving, fragments
Materials
wool (textile)
Techniques
weaving
Subject
figures (representations), headdresses

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