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Textiles · Catalog HV6FTHEW
Unknown creator · 1000–1460s
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
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