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Catalog number |
98.11.2 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Title |
Hand-woven textile fragment of repeating figures |
Date |
Pre-Columbian |
Object Name |
Art, Textile |
Description |
From the earliest period of Andean history, textile production contributed to the foundation of a complex society. This textile depicts nine images of feline figures in rectangular panels, in red or brown-yellow colors with contrasting backgrounds. The figures are abstracted and may represent the god Ccoa, who controlled lightning and struck down both crops and people. Citation: Extract taken from essay by Arianne Fernandez, in "SCHOLARS, EXPLORERS, PRIESTS, How the Renaissance Gave Us the Modern World," ex. cat. G -T M, Queens College, CUNY, February 2 - March 27, 2010, 53. |
Medium/Material |
Wool and natural dyes |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-4.5 inches |
Year Range from |
1200 |
Year Range to |
1400 |
Search Terms |
Americas Pre-Columbian 13th century AD 14th century AD 15th century AD Abstraction Textile Patterns Animal Fragment South America Peru |
Exhibition and Publication History |
* "SCHOLARS, EXPLORERS, PRIESTS, How the Renaissance Gave Us the Modern World," Curated by James M. Saslow, G -T M, Queens College, CUNY, February 2 - March 27, 2010, # 53, ill. |
Culture |
Peruvian |