Textile fragment, rectangular in shape, narrowing at bottom. Weave is small and fine, with stripes in shades of brown on bottom, transitioning to red in a step pattern across midpoint, with a red portion at top holding several strips of design on the diagonal. A chevron motif is placed above each step, and two versions of an interlocking key pattern sits near top in brown and light brown-green. Top edge has been turned over and hemmed.

• History Of Use

  Originally thought to have been part of a mummy wrapping.

• 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.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Nasca
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 16.5 cm, width 11.5 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 300 and 1000
• 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 3253/0003