A border panel in tapestry weave, part of a larger context, the design elements consist of a sequence of baroque frets in yellow and brown with borders of yellow, black and red stripes above and below, red fringe at the bottom.

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Tapestry Fragment

Maker Chancay Artist

Date1200-1450

Place of originChancay, Lima, Peru, South America

MediumCotton

Dimensions11 x 21 7/8 in. (27.9 x 55.6 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of Rick and Aase Thompson

Object number1996.38.4

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

Visual DescriptionA border panel in tapestry weave, part of a larger context, the design elements consist of a sequence of baroque frets in yellow and brown with borders of yellow, black and red stripes above and below, red fringe at the bottom.

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