Fragment

Woven Textile

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Fragment

Entry/Object ID

1982.01.80

Tags

Peru

Description

Textile fragment, probably from turban. The plain weave cotton band is overlaid with two sections of tapestry with stylized bird and serpent motifs in red, green, blue, white, gray, and orange.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.01

Source or Donor

Mike D. May, David C. May

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mike D. and David C. May

Made/Created

Date made

1100 - 1350

Place

Region

Central Coast, Peru, Central Andes

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Coast, Peru, Central Andes

Continent

South America

Culture/Tribe

Chimú, Chancay Moche

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fragment

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-5/16 in

Length

35 in

Material

Handspun Wool, Cotton

Color

Red, Green, Blue, White, Gray, Orange

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Textile fragment, probably from turban. The plain weave cotton band is overlaid with two sections of tapestry with stylized bird and serpent motifs in red, green, blue, white, gray, and orange.