Shirt

Chancay culture, Pre-Columbian

  • Titles Shirt (Descriptive)
  • Artist Chancay culture, Peru, 1000 - 1460
  • Medium cotton and wool
  • Dimensions Overall: 17 1/2 x 36 in. (44.5 x 91.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase in memory of Richard Howard through the Traditional Arts Acquisition Fund, with additional funds from Friends and Colleages of Mr. Howard, 1988.31
  • Work Type shirt
  • Classification Costume

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