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Panel

Possibly ChimúLinkedCulture matchlcp-0943a9fb9e0b

Date: 1250-1470
Medium: Cotton and camelid wool, slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts
Culture: Peru
Department: Textiles
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 85467

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Chimú artists commonly repeated abstract motifs in a regular pattern, as seen here in the arrangement of zoomorphic figures within three rows of squares bordered with motifs that suggest waves and stepped triangles. Some of the animal forms on the panel resemble splayed frogs; others resist identification. The staffs held by these creatures may connect them to the humanlike ones that frequently appear in Chimú textiles, such as this loincloth also in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Provenance: Eduard Gaffron (1861–1931), Lima, Peru, from 1892 to 1912, then Berlin, from 1912 [History of the Department report (Joanne Behrens, 1985) and correspondence in curatorial file]; by descent to his children Mercedes Gaffron, Berlin then Durham, SC, and Hans Gaffron (1902–1979), Berlin then Chicago [correspondence and documentation of the Gaffron Collection in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1955.

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Object type: AAT300014063

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Ancient Peruvian Textiles
All objects are textile fragments, garments, or accessories from various pre-Columbian and Inca period cultures of Peru, showcasing diverse weaving techniques and materials including cotton and camelid fibers.
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