Panel

WW-1250-131961

1250·Cotton and camelid wool, slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts·57.5 × 54.3 cm (22 5/8 × 21 3/8 in.)

<p>Chimú artists commonly repeated abstract motifs in a regular pattern, as seen here in the arrangement of zoomorphic figures within three rows of squares bordered with motifs that suggest waves and stepped triangles. Some of the animal forms on the panel resemble splayed frogs; others resist identification. The staffs held by these creatures may connect them to the humanlike ones that frequently appear in Chimú textiles, such as <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/85392">this loincloth</a> also in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1250
Medium: Cotton and camelid wool, slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts
Dimensions: 57.5 × 54.3 cm (22 5/8 × 21 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment

1470 · Plain weave of paired warps with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and supplementary patterning warps. Attched plain weave border and weft fringe.

WW-1470-116413