Rectangular cloth is constructed in a fine weave, with geometric patterns connected by open-work stitching. Two large zigzagging lines separate the areas of patterning. At bottom is a row of similar stepped motifs. Cloth is coloured shades of brown.

• Narrative

  Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Chancay
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 53.0 cm, width 42.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk
• Received from Susan Moogk

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• Made in Chancay

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• Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
• Collection Date during 1965
• Ownership Date before July 25, 2017
• Acquisition Date on July 25, 2017

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3256/0005