Textile Fragment Item Number: 2003.81.2 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Probably the sleeve of a tunic, this fragment depicts two supernatural beings and combines slit tapestry and openwork weaving techniques. Condition: good, some losses of weft fibers on woven designs.
Credit Line
Gift of Eric Jacobsen
Item History
- Made between 500 and 750
What
- Name
- Textile Fragment
- Identification Number
- 2003.81.2
- Type of Item
- textile fragment
- Material
- cotton and dyed camelid
- Overall
- length 2.75 in, width 9.75 in
Who
- Culture
- Huarmey
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 500 and 750
Other
- Classification
- Textile