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Loincloth

Chimú

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Caption

Chimú. Loincloth, 1000–1532. Cotton, 14 3/16 x 46 7/8in. (36 x 119cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2907PA. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Loincloth

Date

1000–1532

Period

Late Horizon or Late Intermediate Period

Medium

Cotton

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

14 3/16 x 46 7/8in. (36 x 119cm)

Credit Line

Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund

Accession Number

37.2907PA

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Artists and makers

Chimú

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