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Loincloth

The loincloth shows a surface of red feathers on which two light blue fish are sewn. It is typical for the Andean region to combine the elements of air, here represented by the feathers, with the element of water, the fish.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Huari-Kultur
Object type
Schurz
Dimensions
Länge: 17 cm, Breite: 34.5 cm
Material/Technique
Cotton fabric, Arafeder
woven, glued
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 31816

Provenance and sources

when
7th - 11th century AD.

where
Peru

when
1981
Provenance
This object does not have a confirmed provenance.

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