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"tombstone": "Cloth with Procession of Figures, 170 BCE\u201370 CE (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people. Cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe); overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); mounted: 78.7 x 290.2 cm (31 x 114 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.530",
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"title": "Cloth with Procession of Figures",
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"title": "Ancient Andean Textiles",
"description": "Ancient Andean Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4, 2021-December 4, 2022).",
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"did_you_know": "Characteristics of the pampas cat and the emperor tamarin monkey are visible in the marching figures.",
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