Banner Staff

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Culture Chimú

Title Banner Staff

Date Ca. 1000

Medium Cotton and wool

Dimensions Object (includes fringe): 29 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (74.9 × 31.8 cm)
Overall (includes fringe): 29 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (74.9 × 31.8 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 85.54

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An astonishing variety and number of textiles were created in the Central Andes. Cotton and wool (from animals such as the llama and alpaca) were the primary materials, which were most likely woven on backstrap looms.

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"Banner Staff | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=85.54