Tapestry
CulturePeruvian
Date1000-1460
MediumWool | tapestry weave
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 7 1/2 in. (33 x 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Virginia Morris Pollak
Object number55.53.48
Not on view
DescriptionTapestry with eccentric wefts. Interlocking bird motif. Fragment of a tapestry strip having yellow, blue-red, blue, yellow, blue & blue-red borders to a section of diagonal tapestry woven birds on yellow, blue-red and blue grounds. Birds are blue, yellow, green & yellow outlined in blue-red, blue, blue-red & blue-red. Good condition, though the ends are ravelling. UV plexiglass covering, 6/80. Unavoidable ravelling (when mounted) attached.Exhibition History"Ancient Peruvian Textiles from the Chrysler Museum," traveling exhibition circulated to southern museums by Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, 1980-1981. "Peruvian Textiles," Prints and Drawings Gallery, Chrysler Museum, Oct. 1, 1992 - April 1, 1993. Published ReferencesJudith C. Riley. ANCIENT_Ancient Peruvian Textiles_. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum. 05/1980: not paged.
1100-1460
ca. 600 A.D.
