Textile fragment representing stylised birds and rays

Textile fragment representing stylised birds and rays

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Technique and Dimensions:

Cotton and camelid fibre

Provenance:

Central andes V-IX sec A.D (Nasca-Tiawanaku)

Tapestry (sewn cutoffs, binding with simple hooks, non-horizontal plots) double-face, funeral equipment
C.A. 1492, purchase J.Puccio, 1927