Woven Band

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Culture Tiahuanaco

Title Woven Band

Date Ca. 800

Medium Cotton and wool

Dimensions Object: 39 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (100.3 × 5.6 cm)
Overall: 39 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (100.3 x 5.6 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 61.107

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Possibly used as part of a turban or a border for a larger textile, this woven band is typical of Tiahuanaco garments in its use of repeated motifs. It is believed that some of these motifs were emblems of rank and the social position of the wearer. This may be why some motifs are seen so often, representing lower rank, and others are seen very rarely.

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"Woven Band | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=61.107