Textile
Feathered Tabard (Open-sided Tunic)
Chimú Peru, south coast, Possibly Nazca Valley. 1470-1532. Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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TextileObject type
An object classified as a textile.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Textile” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Textile
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CottonMaterial
Cotton recorded in the object's medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches; cotton (textile); feather” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches; cotton (textile); feather
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WeavingTechnique
Weaving is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches; plain weaving; knotting; embellished” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches; plain weaving; knotting; embellished
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BirdsSubject
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birds
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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