Tapestry Panel
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Caption
Wari. Tapestry Panel, 600–1000. Cotton, camelid fiber, 39 1/4 x 41 3/8 in. (99.7 x 105.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 53.147. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 53.147_PS1.jpg)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Tapestry Panel
Date
600–1000
Period
Middle Horizon Period
Geography
Place found: Peru
Medium
Cotton, camelid fiber
Classification
Dimensions
39 1/4 x 41 3/8 in. (99.7 x 105.1 cm)
Credit Line
Frank L. Babbott Fund
Accession Number
53.147
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
How are the colors so bright and well preserved in this 600-1000 CE textile?
The textiles were likely discovered in burials on the South coast of Peru in one of driest regions of the world. This climate preserved the textiles and there pigments. For this Wari textile we do not know exactly where it was discovered.Most helpful, thank you!You're very welcome!
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