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Large panel

Chimu Culture12th-15th century

Mudec - Museum of Cultures

Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Milan, Italy

This exceptional large panel (whose original size had to be even larger as it is cut on the 4 sides) was perhaps used to be hung in the palaces during funerary or ceremonial occasions. It is worked with the complex technique of discontinuous warps and wefts. The decoration is geometric (rhombuses, superimposed funnels) and zoomorphic (snake heads) regularly arranged in quadrants.

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  • Title: Large panel
  • Creator: Chimu Culture
  • Date Created: 12th-15th century
  • Location Created: Peru, Northern Coast
  • Physical Dimensions: l 191 cm
  • Type: Fabric
  • Rights: Federico Balzarotti Coll. - Museum of Cultures, Milan - PAM 1216
  • Medium: Cotton woven with discontinuous warps and wefts
  • Collocazione: Currently not on view
Mudec - Museum of Cultures

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