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Panel
- Place of origin:
Peru (made)
- Date:
14th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Tapestry woven wool and cotton
- Museum number:
T.91-1933
- Gallery location:
In Storage
More ancient textiles have been found in Peru than anywhere else in the world. The fabrics survived because of their lavish use in Indian burials. The textiles, which date from about 1200 BC to the end of the Inca Empire shortly before 1500 AD, display nearly every weaving technique ever known. This panel is tapestry woven in wool on a cotton warp and show a design of alternating squares with larger fishes and birds eating fish.