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Tunic Fragment by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

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Tunic Fragment

Tunic Fragment

Tunic Fragment

1250–1532

Medium: Cotton, predominant warp plain weave with paired wefts; applied feathers
Dimensions: 78.7 × 81.3 cm (31 × 32 in.)
Genre: Textiles
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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cotton (textile)americasandeanchimúfeatherPre-Columbianandescostumelate intermediate periodTextileweavingplain weaving

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