Fragment (Loincloth)
Chimú
1250-1470
Medium
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe
Dimensions
50.8 × 41 cm (20 × 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
costume - weaving
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85434
About the Artist
Chimú
The Chimú, a preeminent pre-Columbian culture of Peru's northern coast, flourished from approximately 900 to 1470 CE as the Kingdom of Chimor, emerging in the wake of the Moche civilization's decline and incorporating influences from the Sican, Wari, and Cajamarca cultures. Centered in the vast adobe metropolis of Chan Chan—the largest city in the Americas before the Inca, housing up to 60,000 peo...