V b.C. - VII a.C. - 500 b.C. - 700 a.C.

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 19; Lunghezza: 54.5; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 34; Lunghezza: 87; Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 19.5; Lunghezza: 33

Perù

cotone naturale e fibra camelide, punto ad arazzo

L'America indigena nelle collezioni del Civico Istituto Colombiano di Genova - Palazzo Doria, Genova - Marzo 1990

Fabric in three fragments in tapestry stitch with natural cotton warp and natural cotton and multicolored camelid fiber wefts.
Fragment A: the wefts draw geometric patterns in yellow and two zoomorphic elements in red/brown, black and yellow on a light brown background. Double-sided fabric.
Fragment B: the textures draw two stylized birds and geometric patterns in yellow on a red background. Double-faced fabric.
Fragment C: has same decorative motif as the other two pieces but presence of dovetail binding with widely spaced points.
The three pieces have an edge in which some textures have a scaling pattern, forming triangle motifs. Remains of flaked cotton padding on the three pieces of textile.