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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Textile fragment

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    1000–1476
    Medium: 

    Cotton, woven and dyed

    Accession Number: 
    1980.12.1
    Culture: 
    Central Andes, Chimú
    Period: 
    Late Intermediate Period
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Mantle fragment

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    ca. 200 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Llama or alpaca wool embroidery, stem stitch

    Accession Number: 
    1980.12.5
    Culture: 
    Central Andes, Paracas
    Period: 
    Early Horizon
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Quipu

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1400–1600
    Medium: 

    Cotton string

    Accession Number: 
    1937.4591
    Culture: 
    Central Andes, Central Coast, possibly Inca
    Period: 
    Late Horizon
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Textile Fragment

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1100–1400
    Medium: 

    Cotton

    Accession Number: 
    1979.37.6
    Culture: 
    Central Andes, Chancay
    Period: 
    Late Intermediate Period
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Textile with Interlocking Birds

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1000–1470
    Medium: 

    Wool; dyed and embroidered

    Accession Number: 
    1958.13.99
    Culture: 
    Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú
    Period: 
    Late Intermediate Period
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Fragment from a Border

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 100
    Medium: 

    Camelid wool, cotton; plain weave, stem-stitch embroidery (color block-style)

    Accession Number: 
    2017.40.20
    Culture: 
    Andes, Paracas Necropolis
    Period: 
    Early Intermediate Period
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Mantle Border

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 100
    Medium: 

    Camelid wool, cotton; plain weave, stem-stitch embroidery, (Color-block style)

    Accession Number: 
    2018.22.23
    Culture: 
    Andes, Paracas Necropolis culture
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Figures from a Mantle

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 100
    Medium: 

    Cotton, Camelid wool; plain weave, stem-stitch embroidery (color-block style)

    Accession Number: 
    2017.40.21
    Culture: 
    Andes, Paracas Necropolis
    Period: 
    Early Intermediate Period
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Figures from a Mantle

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 100
    Medium: 

    Cotton, Camelid wool; plain weave, stem-stitch embroidery (color-block style)

    Accession Number: 
    2017.40.22
    Culture: 
    Andes, Paracas Necropolis
    Period: 
    Early Intermediate Period
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Figure from a Mantle

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 100
    Medium: 

    Camelid wool, cotton; plain weave, stem-stitch embroidery (color-block style)

    Accession Number: 
    2018.22.33
    Culture: 
    Andes, Paracas
    Classification: 
    Textiles
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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