Peru (Andean region)

Pre-1533 Andean Tapestry Woven Textile Fragment from Peru

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Date: Created prior to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, specifically dated as before 1533 CE. Period: Late Pre-Columbian / Late Intermediate to Late Horizon Period of Andean Art.

Garment Fragment: Originally part of a high-status elite tunic (uncu) or ceremonial mantle worn by Andean nobility, administrative lords, or priests. Cosmological and Ritual Symbolism: Acted as an identifier of social rank, clan lineage, and sacred mythology, connecting coastal or highland communities to their ancestral ecological domains through animal iconography.