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.
Accession Number
85126
Medium
Cotton and wool (camelid), outer band of single interlocking tapestry weave; inner band of two-color complementary weft weave; joined in wool (camelid), cross-knit loop stitches
Dimensions
48.3 × 8.3 cm (19 × 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
