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Peruvian, Paracas-Nasca, South Coast
Early Intermediate Period, Phase 1
AD 1-100
Object Place: Peru, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Camelid fiber plain weave embroidered with camelid fiber in stem-stitch
Dimensions
142 x 241 cm (55 7/8 x 94 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Alfred Paine Fund
Accession Number31.501
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDesign: rows of shaman figures with heads thrown back, worked solidly with wool. The colors are yellowish green, dark and light blue, yellow, orange and pink. A border edging the sides, but not quite meeting at ends bears similar figures, the ground worked solidly in green.
Provenance1931, sold by Jules C. Harris, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 16, 1931)