Fragment, Medium: wool, cotton Technique: embroidery on plain weave foundation; Weft-faced plain weave: slit tapestry. Warp-faced plain weave embroidered in chain stitch., Tapestry woven strip patterned by stepped triangles in red and yellow to which three large tabs are attached (there might have been others). Each tab is made up of two sections sewn together: 1) rectangle patterned by three bands, with two bird heads (?) with tassels, bordered by stepped triangles in red and yellow 2) Natural orange plain weave wool embroidered with scroll bird-like motifs, Ica, Peru, ca. 1300, embroidery

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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