1930 Halftone Print Bird Textile Costume Girdle Chimu Chimor Peru Trujilo XDC1 1893 Chicago World's Fair This collection is Number 437

This collection is Number 437 of 700 copies

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This is an original 1893 halftone print of the Joseph Loth & Co

1930 Halftone Print Bird Textile Costume Girdle Chimu Chimor Peru Trujilo XDC1 1893 Chicago World's Fair This collection is Number 437This is an original 1930 black and white halftone print of a girdle that was created by the people of the Chim culture. There are several types of birds in the design of this textile. The people of this culture lived in Chimor which was located in the Moche Valley in present day Trujillo, Peru. The culture existed between 900 AD and 1470 AD when it was then conquered by the Inca. The Chim were known to have worshipped the moon and viewed the sun (that