Chimú
Cloth
Chimu, 999-1469
Physical Qualities
Camelid fiber, cotton, 20 1/2 × 55 11/16 in. (52 × 141.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Rosenthal
Object Number
1976.102.11
two parts of same textile; two long segments of slit-weave tapestry sewn into natural-colored cloth, plain weave; the tapestry strips have a design of birds in red, pink, olive, brown, and black; a red and yellow woven stripe runs across one edge between the ends of the inserts, which are also finished with red and yellow
