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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Fragment With Geometric Pattern
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Fragment With Geometric Pattern

Artist Unknown
CulturePeruvian
Dateca. 1300-1500
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (22.5 x 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of John Davis Hatch, Jr.
Object number68.18.1
Not on view
DescriptionTextile cotton fragment of a painted fabric with a geometric design in shades of faded brown on a natural ground. Found about 90 miles north of Lima. UV plexiglass covering, 6/80.

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. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum. 05/1980: not paged.