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Details of a Paracas mantle from Peru. The Paracas textiles, made from wool and cotton and dyed with natural dyes, were used to wrap the bodies of the dead of the Paracas culture in 200–300 BCE

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Details of a Paracas mantle from Peru. The Paracas textiles, made from wool and cotton and dyed with natural dyes, were used to wrap the bodies of the dead of the Paracas culture in 200–300 BCE

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A mantle with bird motifs, made of wool and cotton, found at Wari Kayán necropolis in Peru. 200 BCE-50 CE, Paracas culture, now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

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A mantle with bird motifs, made of wool and cotton, found at Wari Kayán necropolis in Peru. 200 BCE-50 CE, Paracas culture, now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

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A Paracas mantle using a total of 22 individual colours, 89 x 180 cm, Peru, 300–200 BCE

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A Paracas mantle using a total of 22 individual colours, 89 x 180 cm, Peru, 300–200 BCE

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A massive granary pot, from the Paracas culture , measuring 2.8 meters tall and 2 meters wide, discovered in 1966 in Monte Fértil, Peru

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A massive granary pot, from the Paracas culture , measuring 2.8 meters tall and 2 meters wide, discovered in 1966 in Monte Fértil, Peru

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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A Chancay manta from Peru, made of cotton/wool textile, 1000-1476 CE, now housed at the Arizona State Museum. The manta is rich red in color with polychrome feline motifs , and was used possibly as a blanket, wrap-around skirt, or wall hanging

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A Chancay manta from Peru, made of cotton/wool textile, 1000-1476 CE, now housed at the Arizona State Museum. The manta is rich red in color with polychrome feline motifs , and was used possibly as a blanket, wrap-around skirt, or wall hanging

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“Oxus Lady” with bird body. From Eastern Iran or Central Asia, Oxus Culture . Made of chlorite, limestone and lapis lazuli. Now part of a Private Collection in the UK

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“Oxus Lady” with bird body. From Eastern Iran or Central Asia, Oxus Culture . Made of chlorite, limestone and lapis lazuli. Now part of a Private Collection in the UK

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Turban band with double-headed bird designs. Peru, Paracas culture, 300-100 BC

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Turban band with double-headed bird designs. Peru, Paracas culture, 300-100 BC

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A kabuki robe from Japan, with design of tortoise, crane, and pines. 1850–1868 CE, made of wool, silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, and metals. Now housed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts

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A kabuki robe from Japan, with design of tortoise, crane, and pines. 1850–1868 CE, made of wool, silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, and metals. Now housed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts

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Chimú Prisoner Textile, fragment of a wall hanging that was over 100 ft long. Chimú culture, central coast, Peru, ca. 1200-1290 AD. Cotton with red, ochre, green, and blue pigments. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Chimú Prisoner Textile, fragment of a wall hanging that was over 100 ft long. Chimú culture, central coast, Peru, ca. 1200-1290 AD. Cotton with red, ochre, green, and blue pigments. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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A 19th century CE Tashkent Suzani from Uzbekistan. Made of silk and cotton, now housed at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

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A 19th century CE Tashkent Suzani from Uzbekistan. Made of silk and cotton, now housed at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

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A wig-like headgear consisting of a cap of natural brown camelid yarn worked in looping, from which falls long human-hair braids, the lower 10 inches of which are wrapped with dyed camelid yarns to form a pattern of stepped triangles. Southern coast of Peru, 500-900 AD

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A wig-like headgear consisting of a cap of natural brown camelid yarn worked in looping, from which falls long human-hair braids, the lower 10 inches of which are wrapped with dyed camelid yarns to form a pattern of stepped triangles. Southern coast of Peru, 500-900 AD

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A Mixtec collar from the Tomb 7 of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico, made of gold, turquoise, coral and pearl. 14th century CE, now housed at the Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca

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A Mixtec collar from the Tomb 7 of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico, made of gold, turquoise, coral and pearl. 14th century CE, now housed at the Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca

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A Nasca tunic panel, from Peru. 600–1000 CE, made of cotton and feathers, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Nasca tunic panel, from Peru. 600–1000 CE, made of cotton and feathers, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Bottle in the form of a dog. Nasca culture, south coast, Peru, ca. 1-600 AD. Ceramic with slip. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bottle in the form of a dog. Nasca culture, south coast, Peru, ca. 1-600 AD. Ceramic with slip. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Vessel in the form of a tattooed man. Nazca culture, Peru, ca. 550-650 AD. Pottery with paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Vessel in the form of a tattooed man. Nazca culture, Peru, ca. 550-650 AD. Pottery with paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Dishes made from terracotta, which were discovered in Domus Romana in Malta. The items are dated to the first century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Dishes made from terracotta, which were discovered in Domus Romana in Malta. The items are dated to the first century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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A tapestry with fish motifs, from Antinoe in Egypt. Wool on linen, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Textile Museum in Lyon, France

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A tapestry with fish motifs, from Antinoe in Egypt. Wool on linen, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Textile Museum in Lyon, France

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