Two ornithomorphic embroideries

Due ricami ornitomorfi

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Technique and Dimensions:

Cotton and camelid fibre

Provenance:

Central andes V sec. b.C - VII sec. A.D (Nasca)

Balanced canvas embroidered in bouclé stitch, funerary equipment
C.I.C. 75/78, Donation M. Marini Montesoro, 1957