Fish-Shaped Applique

1400–1532 Overall: 26 x 56.5 cm (10 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.); Mounted: 32.4 x 62.9 cm (12 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.) Source image
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This fish-shaped textile was originally stitched with others like it to a mantle, a shawl-like garment that was a staple of Andean clothing. Its partial “X-ray view,” which emphasizes the bony spine, is unique to the style of the Ychsma (yeach-mah), who lived on Peru’s central...

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