Pre-Columbian Textiles (Peru)

Nasca-Huari Feathered Panel

Item

Title

Nasca-Huari Feathered Panel

Description

Feather cotton fabric, with rectangular panels, four blue and yellow areas. The design and colors evoke the Andean concept of complementary duality. The golden yellow represents the sun, while the turquoise blue represents the ocean. The cords at the edges suggest that this standard was used to decorate the walls of temples or ceremonial spaces. This banner with blue and yellow macaw feathers was part of an offering made up of several similar banners in ​​Ocoña, Arequipa.

Identifier

ML600003_SF1

Type

Textile fabrics, Ancient

Creator

Unknown, Nasca-Huari culture

Date

Middle Horizon (600 A.D - 1000 A.D)

Subject

macaws

Huari textile fabrics

Huari art

Middle Horizon

Huari

Medium

Cotton thread and macaw (Ara ararauna) body feathers.
Technique: simple plain weave decorated with feathers sewn onto it.

Format

99.7 x 23.96 cm

Coverage

South-central Andes and coastal of Peru

Provincia de Huari

Source

Larco Museum, Peru

https://www.museolarco.org/catalogo/ficha.php?id=18674

Rights

Copyright © 2018 Museo Larco

Item sets

Pre-Columbian Textiles

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Media

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