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Fragment by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Fragment

Fragment

1250–1532

Medium: Cotton and wool (camelid), plain weave with brocading wefts
Dimensions: 69.9 × 35.6 cm (27 1/2 × 14 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanchimúPre-Columbianandeslate intermediate periodTextileweaving

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