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Mortuary Cloth
Mortuary Cloth
Mortuary Cloth
Museum of International Folk Art

Mortuary Cloth

Date11th to 14th centuries
Place madeCentral Coast, Peru, South America
MediumCotton, paint
Dimensions67 × 42 in. (170.2 × 106.7 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1259
Object numberA.1995.93.1259
DescriptionPainted cotton mortuary cloth, decorated with opposing feline faces of brown and orange with a diamond format, with blue-gray zigzags at top and bottom
On View
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