Who created "Fragment from a Mantle"?

Fragment from a Mantle was created by Chancay in 1000-1476.

When was "Fragment from a Mantle" created?

This artwork was created 1000-1476.

Is "Fragment from a Mantle" in the public domain?

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

Fragment from a Mantle

Q: What medium is "Fragment from a Mantle"?

Fragment from a Mantle is Cotton and wool (camelid), two- and three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and self-patterned by weft floats; band of plain weave with slit tapestry tab fringe.

Chancay

1000-1476

Medium

Cotton and wool (camelid), two- and three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and self-patterned by weft floats; band of plain weave with slit tapestry tab fringe

Dimensions

25.4 × 19.1 cm (10 × 7 1/2 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

85269

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...

Fragment from a Mantle

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