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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
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Tunic Border Piece
(Ancient Americas )
This extraordinary border once edged a tunic or perhaps part of a decorative hanging or blanket. This type of needle-knitted, three-dimensional figures executed as a border and embroidered with “stem-stitch” embroidery to create lively faces is a hallmark of early or proto-Nazca textiles. The reliance on the three primary colors, as well as black and white, with yellow and blue alternating in combination with a base color of red, shows an interest in complementarity that is reinforced by the incorporation of narrow bands and small flecks within the vertical elements above the faces.
Provenance
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Purchased by Georgia de Havenon, New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 2016.
Geographies
Peru, South Coast, Nazca (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H including fringe: 5 x L: 64 in. (12.7 x 162.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 2016
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2011.20.5