Object Details
Culture
Peru
Late Intermediate Period
Date
1000-1400 A.D.
Medium
Camelid wool on cotton
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (20 x 26.4 cm)
Credit Line
Dr. and Mrs. Milton Lurie Kramer Collection; Bequest of Helen Kroll Kramer
Object
Number
70.167
This coastal Peruvian slit-woven tapestry border fragment depicts a row of 5 bird figures woven in s(…)
This coastal Peruvian slit-woven tapestry border fragment depicts a row of 5 bird figures woven in shades of gold and brown on a faded red background. The woven fringe edging is colored gold, and a step-fret geometric motif in shades of gold and brown borders the red panel at both top and bottom, just above the fringe. The entire piece is quite faded.This small panel was removed from a larger textile and is remarkably similar to another textile owned by Cornell and found in the Anthropology Collections, Room 150 McGraw Hall, as part of the Ernst Frank Collection donated in 1986.
