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The Colonial Andes: Tapestries and Silverwork, 1530–1830 Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Woman's wedding mantle (lliclla) with mermaids and Spanish figures Lake Titicaca, 16th or 17th century(?) Tapestry weave, cotton warp and camelid and metallic and possibly viscacha hair weft; 43 3/8 x 46 3/4 in. (110.2 x 118.7 cm) National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 5/3773

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