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Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments

1000–1460s

Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people

Medium
camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave
Measurements
Overall: 88 x 51 cm (34 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Mounted: 99.1 x 63.5 cm (39 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1985.7
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

These two fragments, mounted side-by-side, come from the Chimú (chee-moo) Empire of Peru’s north coast. Each features horizontal rows containing four frontal figures. The rows alternate with wider registers, each with an H shape that represents a litter seen from above. A form of transport reserved for only the most esteemed members of society, the litter would have been carried by human porters via poles at each corner. Scattered around each are small creatures, including birds, a fish (located beneath), and two insect-like creatures posed as if they were carrying the litter. The objects hovering above the litter have not been identified.
Two side-by-side vertically long tapestry fragments depicting alternating patterned bands with red backgrounds and divided by strips of blue wave-like shapes on yellow. A row of four pink, wiry figures with white specks for eyes, teeth, and nails adorn one band. The next band, double the height, features a central square with two extensions on either side which flanking insect-like creatures support. Further geometric creatures surround the structure. Yellow, green, and light-blue colors dominate.

Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments

1000–1460s

Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people

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