Chimú Textile Sash with Anthropomorphic Feline Figures latedynasticperiod Collected in the 1940's to

Collected in the 1940's to 1950's

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Chimú Textile Sash with Anthropomorphic Feline Figures latedynasticperiod Collected in the 1940's toPre Columbian Era, Chim Culture, Late Intermediate Period, c. 14001460 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru This exceptional Chim textile sash is a rare and visually captivating example of Pre Columbian Andean weaving, featuring anthropomorphic feline figures woven in vivid contrasting colors. The long, narrow textile consists of five panels containing 13 striking humanoid animal images, executed in fuchsia, vermilion, midnight blue, yellow, and brown.