Who created "Border Fragment"?

Border Fragment was created by Chancay in 1000-1476.

When was "Border Fragment" created?

This artwork was created 1000-1476.

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 and wool (camelid), bands of plain weave, slit tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts, and three-color complementary weft weave; edged with plain weave extended weft loop fringe.

Chancay

1000-1476

Medium

Cotton and wool (camelid), bands of plain weave, slit tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts, and three-color complementary weft weave; edged with plain weave extended weft loop fringe

Dimensions

34.2 × 39.3 cm (13 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)

Classification

weaving

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

85502

About the Artist

Chancay

The Chancay were a pre-Columbian culture that flourished along the central coast of Peru, in the valleys of the Huaura, Chancay, Chillón, and surrounding rivers, from approximately 1000 to 1470 CE. Emerging after the decline of the Wari civilization, the Chancay developed a distinctive artistic identity that set them apart from their Andean contemporaries, one defined above all by extraordinary ma...

Border Fragment

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