Three fragments of fabric with decoration of male characters with half-moon headdress

Tre frammenti di tessuto con decorazione di personaggi maschili con copricapo semilunato

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Back to Focus:
Traditional textiles of the Andes
Technique and Dimensions:

Cotton and camelid fibre

Provenance:

Central andes XIII-III sec. b.C (Paracas)

Balanced canvas embroidered with grass stitch, funeral kit
s.n. 658, Purchase Schmidt y Pizarro, 1938