Wool scarf. Garment is of medium length and relatively wide. Decoration is split into three panels of roughly the same width, running horizontally: both outer areas are filled with alternating lines of brown and dark tan, while the central panel is red with tan diamonds filled with triangular motifs. A line of green and orange runs through the centre, and edging consists of stripes in green, yellow, purple and pink.

• Narrative

  Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.

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• Type of Item scarf
• Culture Quechua
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 146.0 cm, width 21.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Kate Gibson
• Received from Kate Gibson

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• Made in Cuzco

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• Creation Date before 1978
• Ownership Date before February 11, 2016
• Acquisition Date on February 11, 2016

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3151/0023