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L.2100.A.13.63-435 - Textile Fragment
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Catalog Number: L.2100.A.13.63-435
Object Name/Descriptor Textile Fragment
Provenience South America, Peru, Northern Coast
Culture/People/Style Chimu
Period A.D. 1100 - 1400
Date Accessioned 1963
Material Type(s) Cloth - Wool
Cloth - Cotton
Length (cm) 74.5
Width (cm) 3.5
Other Information Associated Text from the Ancient Latin American Hall (1966-2008):

In the warm climates of the desert areas, wool weft bands were often used only for decoration and borders on lightweight cotton garments. The design appears to be a swimmer in an ocean wave.
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