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Art of the Ancient Americas
Public domain
Maker: Unknown

Fragment of cloth with feather decoration with stylized fish

A.D. 800–1300

Cotton, dyed and woven with feather applique

11.5 × 15 cm (4 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore
1937.4577
Geography: 
Made in Central Andes, Peru
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Central Andes, South Coast, Ica
Period: 
Late Intermediate Period
Classification: 
Textiles
Provenance: 

Bought in Peru by Mrs. Moore, 1932.

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