About This Artwork

Chuquibamba
Probably south coast, Peru

Fragment, A.D. 1476/1532

Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave with inserts of complementary weft weave
62.2 x 99.5 cm (24 1/2 x 39 1/8 in.)
repeat: 8.8 x 6 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, 1955.1711