Chimu Textile Fragment with Geometric Designs
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Chimu Textile Fragment with Geometric Designs

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This Chimu textile fragment (1100–1500 AD) from Peru’s northern coast exemplifies the civilization’s advanced weaving techniques. Made from cotton and sometimes embellished with precious metals, it displays stylized human figures, felines, birds, and geometric motifs. Such textiles were used in ceremonial and funerary contexts, with intricate designs reserved for elites.