Border Fragment
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Border Fragment

TitleBorder Fragment
Date10th–15th century 10th century
MediumCamelid hair, cotton
ClassificationTextiles-Woven
OriginPeru; central coast (?) Peru; central coast
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of George D. Pratt, 1933
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustrationMarine & aquatic life

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“Border Fragment” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 10th–15th century. It is executed in camelid hair, cotton and classified as textiles-woven. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration, marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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