Medium:

Medium: wool Technique: slit tapestry: use of nonhorizontal weft, wrapping of single warps for verticals

Dimensions:

H x W: 47 x 54.3 cm (18 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Textile

Made in:

Peru

Date:

11th–13th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

On brown linen warps, two rows of abstracted small birds in profile. In pink, magenta, purple, ochre and brown on mustart ground.

Accession Number:

1959-113-1

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/kq481688ba3-cc2a-491c-ac2e-4ac7bbf7b18d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1959-113-1