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Tapestry Square Panel

c. 700–1100

Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century

Medium
tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton
Measurements
Average: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1957.495
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A square woven textile of wool and cotton features a large, stylized avian figure centered on a beige ground. Defined by deep red outlines, the creature has dramatic wings filled with dark-blue diamond patterns. Its hooked beak curls leftward beside a blue eye, while two tan spirals mark its chest. Below, a grid of orange and tan squares forms the body. Horizontal borders display undulating, zoomorphic motifs in alternating blue and tan.

Tapestry Square Panel

c. 700–1100

Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century

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