Chancay

Loincloth Panel

A.D. 1000/1476
Cotton and wool (camelid), band of plain weave; center of three-color complementary weft weave; tabs of slit tapestry weave with eccentric wrapping outlining wefts; joined with wool, cross knit loop stitches to twined warp extended weft cut fringe
22.2 × 40.6 cm (8.7 × 16 in)

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