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Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

A work made of wool (camelid) and silk, stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning  warp; two panels joined.

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  • A work made of wool (camelid) and silk, stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning  warp; two panels joined.

Date:

1875/1925

Artist:

Quechua or Aymara
Lake Titicaca region, Peru or Bolivia

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Quechua

Title

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Place

Bolivia (Object made in)

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Made 1875–1925

Medium

Wool (camelid) and silk, stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning warp; two panels joined

Dimensions

95.3 × 51.4 cm (37 1/2 × 20 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Carter H. Harrison

Reference Number

1944.718

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