Medium:

Medium: wool Technique: plain weave with continuous supplementary weft patterning

Dimensions:

H x W (a): 40 x 23.4 cm (15 3/4 x 9 3/16 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Fragment

Made in:

Peru

Date:

900–1100

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

The fragment has woven parts from sides with bird motifs in brown and light tan on a tan background. The center part shows the warp. Two loom sticks are attached. Fragment was found in Chillon Valley, near Hasierida San Miguel de Chocas. (b and c are 2 loom sticks)

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of Jacques Seligmann

Accession Number:

1946-59-2-a/c

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4264b92ba-877f-4b5e-acde-b3ec05b85caf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1946-59-2-a_c