Fragment

Woven Textile

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Fragment

Entry/Object ID

1982.01.55

Tags

Peru

Description

Textile fragment in weft brocade technique and showing portion of mythological creature. Red, yellow, green, and white, on brown ground.

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 - 1532

Place

Region

North Coast, Peru

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

North Coast, Peru

Culture/Tribe

Chimú

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fragment

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

Dimensions

Width

11-13/16 in

Length

17-11/16 in

Material

Handspun Wool, Cotton

Color

Red, Yellow, Green, White, Brown

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Textile fragment in weft brocade technique and showing portion of mythological creature. Red, yellow, green, and white, on brown ground.