Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat, Band with Tassels
Cleveland Museum of Art

Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat, Band with Tassels

1405–1640

cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Chimú forged an empire that thrived until the 1460s, when the Inka incorporated it into their own imperial domain.

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