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Embroidered Textile Fragment

Artwork Tombstone
CultureNazca
TitleEmbroidered Textile Fragment
DateCa. 600
MediumCotton and wool
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. (16.2 x 74.3 cm)
Object: 6 3/8 × 29 1/4 in. (16.2 × 74.3 cm)
Credit LineEskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number61.108
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Nazca textiles are typically decorated with images and motifs based upon the natural world. Often depicting totemic animals or images related to mythology. This example has repeated design motifs including a llama, an animal of great importance within Peru.

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"Embroidered Textile Fragment | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=61.108