FIG. 8 (above):
Mantle.
Paracas, Paracas Necropolis,
South Coast, Peru.
450–175 BC.
Wool plain weave embroidered with
wool in stem stitch. 142 x 241 cm.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, William
Alfred Paine Fund, inv. 31.501.
FIG. 9 (left):
Shield pendant with darts.
Mixtec (Ñudzavui),
Veracruz, Mexico.
C. AD 1500.
Gold. H: 10.5 cm.
Museo Baluarte de Santiago, Veracruz,
inv. 10-213084.
Secretaría de Cultura—INAH.
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FIG. 6 (top left):
Tabard with pelicans.
Chimú, North Coast, Peru.
AD 1200–1470.
Feathers on cotton. 98 x 68 cm.
Acquired by George Hewitt Myers
in 1941.
The Textile Museum, Washington,
D.C., inv T.M. 91.395.
FIG. 7 (bottom left):
Nose ornament.
Moche, Tomb of the Lady
of Cao, Huaca Cao Viejo, El
Brujo, Peru. C. AD 400.
Gold, silver, stone. H: 5 cm.
Museo Cao, Magdalena de Cao,
inv. PACEB-F4-00014.
Ministerio de Cultura del Perú.
GOLDEN KINGDOMS
