Nasca
South coast, Peru
Border Fragments
INV-3016
Nasca
South coast, Peru100 BCE-200 CE
Border Fragments
Nasca South coast, Peru →nazcaparacasandeanandestextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
100 BCE-200 CE
Medium
Cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; embroidered with wool (camelid) and cotton in stem stitches; edged with simple looping tabs
Dimensions
a: 27.9 × 12.7 cm (11 × 5 in.); b: 7.6 × 11.4 cm (3 × 4 1/2 in.); c: 4.8 × 5.7 cm (1 7/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
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