Chimú
Loin Cloth
Chimú, 999-1469
Scroll
Chimú
Loin Cloth
Chimú, 999-1469
Physical Qualities
Cotton, camelid fiber, dyes, 78 3/4 × 33 1/16 in. (200 × 83.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth S. Battye, Baltimore
Object Number
2007.241
Rectangular cloth in black or dark blue which appears to be a composite of several cloth fragments sewn together. Each short end of the cloth is marked by a patterned design and yellow fringe. The center portion of the rectangle is a solid color.
At one end of the cloth, the design consists of 40 standing figures arranged in 10 columns of 4 figures. Each column alternates between green and yellow figures against a red background. The figures are shown wearing an angular, crecent shaped headdress typical of Chimú. A row of yellow fringe, (the mark of Chimú royalty), is situated below the design.
The opposite end of the cloth bears a similar figural design but the arrangement is one row of 10 figures bordered by bands of scroll motifs. The edge of the cloth is bordered by yellow fringe.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2007; Kenneth S. Battye, Baltimore
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