Fragment of a textile · Peru, Huari South, Nazca Region · ID: 3038993
not available anymore
Provenance
Daniel Watté, Brakel, Belgium (deceased in 2007)Size
B: 60,5 cm/H: 113 cm (fabric)
B: 70,5 cm/H: 139,5 cm (wooden frame)
B: 23.8 inch/H: 44.5 inch (fabric)
B: 27.8 inch/H: 54.9 inch (wooden frame)
Description
alpaca wool, three vertical bands decorated with geometrical figures alternating between squares, waves, and saw teeth, anthropomorphic faces inbetween, in various colours from black and blood red to pink and turquoise, various missing parts, dark spots, spread on wooden frame with cotton cloth;
probably part of a sleeveless poncho-like garment called “unku”.