Fragment With Geometric Pattern
Artist
Unknown
CulturePeruvian
Dateca. 1300-1500
MediumCotton | Paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (10.8 x 21.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove
Object number58.50.13
Not on view
DescriptionPainted on cotton. Two tone rose colored fragment with two rows (of four each) of squarish heads. Design darned in. Loosely woven wool textile with white design. Uneven selvages. UV plexiglass covering 6/80. White threads carried over on the back-warp and weft slightly different shades of rose. Framed together with 55.53.40D.Exhibition History"Ancient Peruvian Textiles from the Chrysler Museum," exhibition circulated by Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, 1980-81. "Peruvian Textiles," Prints and Drawings Gallery, Chrysler Museum, Oct. 1, 1992 - April 1, 1993. Published ReferencesJudith C. Riley, _Ancient Peruvian Textiles_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1980.
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