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Loincloth or Mantle Fragment

Chimú

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Caption

Chimú. Loincloth or Mantle Fragment, 1000–1532. Cotton, camelid fiber, 126 3.4 x 85 1/16 in. (322.0 x 216.0 cm) border: (6.0 cm) fringe: (4.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 32.1459. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Loincloth or Mantle Fragment

Date

1000–1532

Period

Late Horizon or Late Intermediate Period

Medium

Cotton, camelid fiber

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

126 3.4 x 85 1/16 in. (322.0 x 216.0 cm) border: (6.0 cm) fringe: (4.0 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of George D. Pratt

Accession Number

32.1459

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Chimú

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