Fragment With Deity Symbols
Artist
Unknown
CulturePeruvian
Dateca. 600-700
MediumWool crepe
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 9 3/4 in. (25.4 x 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Virginia Morris Pollak
Object number55.53.42
Not on view
DescriptionFragment of dark blue (black) crepe wool embroidered in red & yellow showing reduced diety symbols. Four tassels-two edges finished with rows of chain stitches. Corner of some garment. Late (proliferous) Nasca. UV plexiglass covering installed, 6/1980.Exhibition HistoryUsed on TV for history lesson by Miss Carol Norfleet, 9/24/57. "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 PERUVIAN TEXTILES. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum. 05/1980: not paged.
ca. 600 A.D.
1100-1460
200-100 B.C.
