Fragment

Provenance

Eduard Gaffron (1861–1931), Lima, Peru, from 1892 to 1912, then Berlin, from 1912 [History of the Department report (Joanne Behrens, 1985) and correspondence in curatorial file]; by descent to his children Mercedes Gaffron, Berlin then Durham, SC, and Hans Gaffron (1902–1979), Berlin then Chicago [correspondence and documentation of the Gaffron Collection in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1955.

Fragment

Chuquibamba

1476-1532

Accession Number

85335

Medium

Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave with inserts of complementary weft weave

Dimensions

62.2 × 99.5 cm (24 1/2 × 39 1/8 in.); Repeat: 8.8 × 6 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment