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Wealth items such as this shell pectoral were essential to maintaining social balance
Chimú Textile Sash with Anthropomorphic Feline Figures latedynasticperiod Infused with spiritual potencyPre Columbian Era, Chim Culture, Late Intermediate Period, c. 14001460 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru This exceptional Chim textile sash is a rare and visually captivating example of Pre Columbian Andean weaving, featuring anthropomorphic feline figures woven in vivid contrasting colors. The long, narrow textile consists of five panels containing 13 striking humanoid animal images, executed in fuchsia, vermilion, midnight blue, yellow, and brown.