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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Pre-Columbian
Title:Tapestry Strip
Date Made:n.r.
Type:Wall Hanging
Materials:warp: cotton
Place Made:South America; Peru?
Measurements:mount: 29 1/2 in x 21 1/8 in; 74.9 cm x 53.7 cm; sheet: 24 1/8 in x 14 1/2 in; 61.3 cm x 36.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC T.1933.8
Credit Line:Gift of George D. Pratt (Class of 1893)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Probably used as an ornamental piece. The workmanship is very rough, uneven tension in warp and in beating might be thanks to use of body-tension loom.

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