Textile Fragment with a Repeated Geometric Design, Central waistbane of "Uuku"
Unidentified Inca maker
1476-1532
Wool and cotton with red, gold and tan dye (Cumbi cloth)
Overall: 9 13/16 × 3 15/16 in. (25 × 10 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
43.4.8566
Geography
Place Made: South Coast, Peru, South America
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Textile
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 23, LACS 44, The Incas, Alan Covey, Winter 2012
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
Oculate Beings and Horrible Birds: Image and Meaning in Ancient Andean Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 30, 1999-November 5, 2000, no. 44.
Provenance
John C. Wise (1902-1981) Ltd., New York; sold to present collection, 1943.
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