Fragment

Woven Textile

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Fragment

Entry/Object ID

1982.01.152

Tags

Peru

Description

Gauze fragment using leno weave with embroidery highlighting birds with fish in their beaks and wave motifs, white.

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

15-5/16 in

Length

18 in

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Exhibition

Shrouds, Masks, And The Floating World: Selections From The Permanent Collection (2009)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Gauze fragment using leno weave with embroidery highlighting birds with fish in their beaks and wave motifs, white.