Around 600 years ago a Chimú weaver made me. Imagine that! I am so old, yet in such fine condition! Look for yourself at a close up view of my fine stitches! Examination of my construction tells of ancient traditions and the humanity of ancient peoples; specifically, how they used their hands and minds to create textiles. Andean weavers used a variety of techniques to form designs in the structure of the cloth itself. They combined technique and artistry to create motifs, such as my border of repetitive birds, which have a symbolic reality not fully understood today.

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