Band or Sash500-700

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Title: Band or Sash
Culture: Nasca, Wari-related
Place Made: Peru, South Coast
Date Made: 500-700
Medium: Camelid fiber and cotton, slit tapestry, and braiding
Dimensions: 144 x 1 1/4 in. (365.76 x 3.18 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Fund
Accession Number: M.74.151.10
Classification: Textiles
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Curatorial Notes: Sashes like this one could have been worn on the body or added to burials as part of the ritual offering. The bright red, yellow, and black zoomorphic designs feature monkeys and other beings, which are abstracted and geometricized as is typical of Wari weavings. They add another layer of detail to the myriad ways Wari individuals incorporated color and pattern symbolism into their daily lives.

Nicole LaBouff via Kaye Spilker

2009

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Not on view

No image

Title: Band or Sash
Culture: Nasca, Wari-related
Place Made: Peru, South Coast
Date Made: 500-700
Medium: Camelid fiber and cotton, slit tapestry, and braiding
Dimensions: 144 x 1 1/4 in. (365.76 x 3.18 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Fund
Accession Number: M.74.151.10
Classification: Textiles
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Curatorial Notes: Sashes like this one could have been worn on the body or added to burials as part of the ritual offering. The bright red, yellow, and black zoomorphic designs feature monkeys and other beings, which are abstracted and geometricized as is typical of Wari weavings. They add another layer of detail to the myriad ways Wari individuals incorporated color and pattern symbolism into their daily lives.

Nicole LaBouff via Kaye Spilker

2009