Boi (Textile)

Courtesy of the British Museum.

Found in a cave in the highlands of the northern Andes along with 28 mummies, a rare cotton textile a The British Museum holds, in its collections, a rare textile made from cotton and painted with brown, red, and blue inks.

Creators: Unknown, Muisca.

Date of Creation: 14th-15th century CE

Place of origin: Gachancipá

Physical measurements: 122 cm x 135 cm

Materials: Cotton, ink

Process by which it was made: Weaving

Current location: British Museum


Information contributed by Santiago Muñoz Arbeláez.