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Fragments (Border)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) in stem stitches.
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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) in stem stitches.

Date:

100 B.C./A.D. 200

Artist:

Nazca
Peru, south coast, Nazca Valley, Coyungo

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Nasca

Title

Fragments (Border)

Place

Peru (Object made in:)

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Made 100 BCE–200 CE

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) in stem stitches

Dimensions

a: 22.5 × 10.5 cm (8 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.); b: 22.2 × 10.5 cm (8 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.); c: 26 × 10.5 cm (10 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.); d: 22.9 × 10.5 cm (9 × 4 1/8 in.); e: 25.7 × 10.2 cm (10 1/8 × 4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1956.404a-e

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