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A work made of 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.

Loincloth Panel

1000-1476

Chancay Peru, Central coast

Peru

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

Textiles

Latin American