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Description

Fragment from a mantle. Rectangular in shape and made up of three panels with different patterns. First panel, on left side, has diagonal rows across entire surface. Rows alternate between interlocking snake heads and wave designs. Done in dark brown, light brown-red, and in an abstract geometric style. Middle panel has vertical stripe pattern. Main section of panel has alternating plain grey-brown stripes and white and dark brown stripes, trimmed in blue. Left and right edges of middle panel have plain dark brown stripes, bordered by checkered stripes. Checkered stripes done in light and dark blue. Last panel, on right side, done in checkered pattern. Done in white and dark brown. Panels stitched together with dark brown thread.

Specific Techniques

Panels done in different weaves. Checkered pattern done in plain weave, stripes done in warp-float weave, and interlocking diagonal pattern done in warp-faced alternating float weave.

Narrative

Collected in Peru before the 1970s by Ina VanStan, a Professor of Textiles and Clothing at the Florida State College for Women (Florida State University) from the 1940s to c. 1966. VanStan later gifted her collection to the donor. A large amount of the donation was used for teaching at the University of Alberta while others were mainly small study fragments.

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