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Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

A work made of wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; attached wool (camelid) tassels.

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  • A work made of wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; attached wool (camelid) tassels.

Date:

1900/1950

Artist:

Quechua
Possibly Ocongate, Cuzco, Peru

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Quechua

Title

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Place

Ocongate (Object Possibly made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1900–1950

Medium

Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; attached wool (camelid) tassels

Dimensions

41.9 × 47 cm (16 1/2 × 18 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1969.729

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