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Accession Number 1984.17.6 Title Pre-Columbian textile fragment Category Artifact Remnant Object Type fragment, textile Date Made ca. 550-ca. 900 Place Made South America: Peru Culture Native South American Cultural Region Native South American Gender and Age not applicable Materials and Techniques cotton; handwoven, tapestry Description Fine tapestry fragment, party in concentric, partly in slit technique, in various (now faded) colours. Stylized design incomplete. Credit Line Donated by Dr. Nancy Kerr