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Cloth Fragment
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Cloth Fragment

Artist/Maker Chancay Central Coast, Peru
Date1200-1450
CultureChancay
Mediumcotton, wool and dye
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 69 3/4 in. (35.6 x 177.2 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineAcquired through exchange with The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
Terms
    Object number64.014.001
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionThe Chancay are noted for their skillful weaving. Chancay weavers used a variety of colors to create graphically stylized interpretations of birds, felines, fish, and deity figures. This mantle fragment depicts a pelican motif.
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