Gauze textile with cat faces
Gauze textile with cat faces

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Gauze textile with cat faces,

1300–1500

Chancay
Late Intermediate Period
y1992-141

Information

Title
Gauze textile with cat faces
Dates

1300–1500

Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
h. 74.0 cm., w. 85.5 cm. (29 1/8 x 33 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Daniel Rifkin, Class of 1962, and Mrs. Rifkin
Object Number
y1992-141
Place Made

South America, Peru, Central coast

Culture
Chancay
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
textiles, weaving, gauze
Techniques
weaving
Subject
cats

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