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Fragment (Border)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in cross-knit loop stitches; extensions in buttonhole stitches overworked with cross-knit loop stitches.
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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in cross-knit loop stitches; extensions in buttonhole stitches overworked with cross-knit loop 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

Fragment (Border)

Place

Peru (Object 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.

Made 100 BCE–200 CE

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in cross-knit loop stitches; extensions in buttonhole stitches overworked with cross-knit loop stitches

Dimensions

11.4 × 6.7 cm (4 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1956.405

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