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Fragment

A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), bands of weft faced plain weave, and slit tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts.
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  • A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), bands of weft faced plain weave, and slit tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts.

Date:

1000/1476

Artist:

Chancay
Central coast, Peru

About this artwork

The quality and variety of Chancay textiles, which include both woven and painted designs, demonstrate the importance of the medium to this culture. Here, rows of venomous scorpions scurry across wide yellow bands. The Chancay associated these nocturnal arachnids with death, war, and the supernatural, and they may allude to the power of ruling warriors.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Chancay

Title

Fragment

Place

Peru (Object made in)

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Made 1000–1476

Medium

Cotton and wool (camelid), bands of weft faced plain weave, and slit tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts

Dimensions

41 × 40.3 cm (16 1/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

Reference Number

1955.1763

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