Rectangular Checkerboard Panel. Nasca. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300. Camelid fibers. Length 62 in. Width 42 1/2 in.. Large textile... (Total: 1 Item Item)

Description

Rectangular Checkerboard Panel
Nasca
100 B.C. - A.D. 300
Camelid fibers
Length 62 in. Width 42 1/2 in.

Large textile panels made up of bold, strongly-colored rectangular units could have had a number of uses. In addition to being worn or used for carrying, they might have formed components in wall hangings. With the muted colors of both the coastal landscape and regional building materials, colorful textiles would have been a primary vivifying element for Nasca daily life.There are scattered losses in some rectangles.

Provenance
Splendors of the World, Haiku, Hawaii



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