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Wari, Pachacamac

Fragment of a tapestry bag

Wari, Pachacamac, 900-01-01 00:00:00

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Wari, Pachacamac

Fragment of a tapestry bag

Wari, Pachacamac, 900-01-01 00:00:00

Physical Qualities Cotton, camelid fiber, natural dyes, 16 1/8 × 18 1/2 in. (41 × 47 cm.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number 1953.209.3
On either side of a central panel of plain brown weave are seven horizontal bands each containing different zoomorphic motifs in plain weave with supplementary color wefts. Killer whales and cats can be seen among the many different repeated images. The combination of images probably served to identify the owner. Colored wool yarn used on the coast was probably imported from the highlands.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, by purchase, 1953 - Present;
Ex. Guillermo Schmidt-Pizarro, Lima, Peru, ?? - 1953

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