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Ancient Peruvian textile features a feline spirit

Popkin
Apr 07, 2026
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This small textile fragment in the British Museum comes from Peru and dates to between 900 and 1430 CE. It’s only about five inches across, but it has a special, timeless image of a cat on it. The base is made of cotton, and the design is woven in using soft wool from animals like alpacas or llamas. Instead of being stit…

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