Fragment

Woven Textile

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Fragment

Entry/Object ID

1982.01.95

Tags

Peru

Description

Textile fragment in brocade technique, with bird motifs in red and olive, on a tan 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 - 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

Other Names and Numbers

Notes

Old Purdue accession number

Dimensions

Width

5-1/4 in

Length

6-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Not a perfect rectangle, one corner is cut off. Measured at widest and longest points

Material

Handspun Wool, Cotton

Color

Red, Green, Tan

Exhibition

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

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Textile fragment in brocade technique, with bird motifs in red and olive, on a tan ground.