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Border Fragment

100 BCE–700 CE

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

Medium
embroidery in polychrome wools on cotton foundation
Measurements
Average: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Wise 1948.478
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented embroidery in wool and cotton depicts three small human figures joined by a fragmented band. At the left, a blue-faced figure with looped yarn hair raises its right arm. Centrally and at the right, figures with pink and tan faces have both arms raised. Small white eyes define their heads, and legs extend below the band. Muted red, blue, and gray yarns form the textured figures facing us.

Border Fragment

100 BCE–700 CE

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

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