Who created "Border Fragment"?

Border Fragment was created by Nasca in 100 BCE-200 CE.

When was "Border Fragment" created?

This artwork was created 100 BCE-200 CE.

Is "Border Fragment" in the public domain?

Yes, Border Fragment is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Border Fragment

Q: What medium is "Border Fragment"?

Border Fragment is Cotton, plain weave band; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) in stem and cross-knit loop stitches; edged with cross-knit looping tabs.

Nasca

100 BCE-200 CE

Medium

Cotton, plain weave band; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) in stem and cross-knit loop stitches; edged with cross-knit looping tabs

Dimensions

5.4 × 183.5 cm (2 1/8 × 72 1/4 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

5125

About the Artist

Nasca

Nasca artists, active from approximately 100 BCE to 800 CE along the arid southern coast of Peru in the Rio Grande de Nazca and Ica Valleys, produced some of the most vibrant and technically innovative art of the ancient Americas. Their work emerged from the Paracas tradition, expanding on earlier resin-painted ceramics and complex textiles while introducing pre-fire slip painting in up to twelve ...

Border Fragment

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