Fragment
| Title | Fragment |
|---|---|
| Artist | Moche-Huari Possibly Huarmey Valley, north-central coast, Peru |
| Date | 500 CE-1000 9th century |
| Medium | Cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave with discontinuous wefts and single dovetailed tapestry weave; edged with cross-knit loop stitches |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Peru Peru |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Kate S. Buckingham Endowment |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Fragment” is a work by Moche-Huari Possibly Huarmey Valley, north-central coast, Peru, dated 500 CE-1000. It is executed in cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave with discontinuous wefts and single dovetailed tapestry weave; edged with cross-knit loop stitches and classified as textile. 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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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 500 CE-1000. Explore the wider set of works from the 9th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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