Poncho Displaying Contorted Figures

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Maker: Paracas, South coast, Peru
Date: c. 200-150 BCE
Medium: Wool (camelid), plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches; edged with cross-knit loop stitches; loop and plied fringes
Place of origin: Peru
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Edward E. Ayer, Harriott A. Fox, and Samuel P. Avery Endowments

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Maker: Paracas, South coast, Peru
Date: c. 200-150 BCE
Medium: Wool (camelid), plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches; edged with cross-knit loop stitches; loop and plied fringes
Place of origin: Peru
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Edward E. Ayer, Harriott A. Fox, and Samuel P. Avery Endowments

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0