Chimú
Tapestry with Feather Border Design
Chimú, 900
Physical Qualities
Cotton and camelid fiber, natural dyes, 103 9/16 × 29 1/4 in. (263 × 74.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Women's Committee Fund
Object Number
1968.5
Warp-float pattern in alternating diagonals of red and mustard depicting the stylized faces and tails of a feline. The cloth is bordered by a slit tapestry designed with bands in red, blue and mustard, a panel of volutes in red and mustard, and a row of stylized feathers in red and mustard with off-white center spines.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, by purchase, 1968 - Present;
Ex. Paul Clifford
Ex. Paul Clifford
Inscribed: Original BMA tag reads "Coastal Tiahuanaco"
