Band with Tassels

1455–1625

Medium: cotton; weft-faced plain weave
Dimensions: Overall: 306.8 x 5.4 cm (120 13/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Genre: Garment
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

Styles

Tags

Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200–1460s

About

This garment may have been found with others in the collection that formed a matched set worn by a noble of the Chimú, who rose to power on Peru’s north coast after the year 1000.