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Nasca Embroidery

Room 5, Vitrine 50


Textile
Coast of southern Peru
Apogee Epoch (1 A.D. – 800 A.D.)
ML600062

  • Material: Dyed camelid fiber yarn.
  • Technique: Embroidered loosely woven plain fabric.
  • This textile panel is decorated with figures carrying staffs and trophy heads.