Fragment
Fragment

Currently not on view

Fragment,

900–1400 CE

Late Chimú

y1968-97

Information

Title
Fragment
Dates

900–1400 CE

Medium

Wool

Dimensions

h. 11.5 cm., w. 25.5 cm. (4 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900

Object Number
y1968-97
Place Made

South America, Peru, Ica, Paracas, South coast

Culture
Chimú
Type
textiles, weaving, fragments
Materials
wool (textile)
Techniques
weaving
Subject
birds, figures (representations)

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