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Carrying cloth (unkuna)
Carrying cloth (unkuna)

Carrying cloth (unkuna)

19th century
Object PlacePitumarka, Peru
Medium/TechniqueCamelid fiber warp-faced plain weave, discontinuous warps dovetailed at center, patterned with complementary warps
DimensionsOverall: 72 x 69 cm (28 3/8 x 27 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Equator Gallery, Boston
Accession number2003.286
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased in a textile market in Pisaq, Peru by Benno and Miriam Weisser-Varon, 1960s or 70s; Purchased by Equator Gallery, Boston, March 31, 2002; Gift to the MFA, June 25, 2003