Peru (Andean region)

Andean Woven Textile Fragment with Interlinked Fret Bands and Anthropomorphic Frieze

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Date: Created during the Middle Horizon to Late Intermediate Period (circa 1000–1476 CE), reflecting classical pre-Inca coastal and highland design traditions. Period: Pre-Columbian Andean Textile Art Era (Central/North Coast of Peru).

Elite Ceremonial Garment Component: Originally functioned as part of a high-status elite mantle (acsu or unka), tunic border, or ritual hanging used to signal social rank, lineage, and political authority. Cosmological and Ancestral Conduit: Served as a visual repository for religious mythology and ancestral protection, embodying the spiritual identity and cosmic order of Andean societies.