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Border Fragment

Date:: 10th–15th century
Geography:: Peru, Lima province
Culture:: Chimú (?)
Medium:: Camelid hair, cotton
Dimensions:: Overall: 12 x 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (30.5 x 39.4 x 39.37 cm) Other: 12 in. (30.48 cm)
Classification:: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line:: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1882
Accession Number:: 82.1.27

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