# Fish

- By: Rimac (North coast, Peru)
- Date: 1000-1476
- Medium: Cotton, slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts
- Classification: Textile
- Dimensions: 54.6 × 17.2 cm (21 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Peru
- Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/85292)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/382ed0e6-1a9e-aa75-d328-6973e582075e/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Cleverly woven to form a fish shape, this textile represents the interior of the animal’s body. To produce a shaped weaving with more than a dozen finished edges required careful planning and meticulous effort, demonstrating the impressive technical skills of the artist. Coastal animals are represented in all the Rimac textiles on view, demonstrating the profound impact of aquatic life on Rimac artistic expression. Figures surrounded by fish, eels, tortoises, and waves offer a window into Rimac daily life.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0