Hanging

Unknown

1300–1470 · Cotton · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

This large Chimú hanging may have once graced an interior space at Chan Chan. The geometric pattern on the textile is composed of stylized pelicans, favored motifs at this seaside city. Similar designs were also depicted in the adobe reliefs that adorned the interiors of Chan Chan palaces.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1300–1470

Medium

Cotton

Culture

Chimú

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979