Cloth consists of five strips of fabric sewn together in an overhand stitch. The pieces have decorations incorporated into the small, tight weave: Top panel is a medium brown, undecorated. Second strip is narrow, red and brown-pink, with an interlinking H pattern. Centre strip is wider than the others, with a double line of yellow blocks sitting on a red background. Next panel is a smaller yellow interlinking H pattern on red. The final panel is yellow with two lines of square holes above a fine, thick fringe.

• Narrative

  Said to have been collected during a trip to Peru in 1967, then taken to Britain for verification and framing, by friends, and then returned to the donor in Canada in 1969.

• History Of Use

  Originally thought to have been part of a mummy wrapping.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Paracas
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 32.0 cm, width 54.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Rhoda B. Moss
• Received from Rhoda B. Moss

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• Made in Ica

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• Creation Date between 601 BCE and 200
• Collection Date between 1967 and 1969
• Ownership Date before July 7, 2017
• Acquisition Date on July 7, 2017

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3253/0001