Head Cloth, 1000-1460s. Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people. Cotton; overall: 99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 in.). This lovely, sheer panelpatterned entirely with tie-dyeingwas probably worn as a head cloth, a common article of women’s wear among the Chancay people of Peru’s central coast. Its colors are reminiscent of deep twilight, when the sky turns a luminous, dark blue and a shimmer of orange light appears on the horizon. It is not known whether the squares in the field have symbolic significance.