1930 Halftone Print Pattern Trujilo Peru Moche Chimu Chimor Textile Costume XDC1 SILV1 hand-tufted rugs

hand-tufted rugs

"A Cobbler's Shop

"Our Biggest Battleship" This is an original 1898 black and white halftone print of the largest ship in the American fleet during the Spanish American War

state journal Vintage Advertising

" This is an original 1899 halftone print of seagulls or possibly albatrosses on Layson Island

1930 Halftone Print Pattern Trujilo Peru Moche Chimu Chimor Textile Costume XDC1 SILV1 hand-tufted rugsThis is an original 1930 black and white halftone print of a decorative border that was most likely used in a garment that was produced by the people of the Chim culture. The design in this piece is of interlocked bird head and saw tooths. 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