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Nazca, Peru

camelid (?) wool, of rectangular form, consisting of red, green, black and yellow squares, sewn together, repaired, stretched on a frame;
the Nazca culture developed gradually from the preceding Paracas culture on the south coast of Peru.The Nazcas did not built enormous cities but agricultural production was high due to an extensive and partially underground irrigation system. Power was in the hands of an elite consisting of locally organized warriors and priests who were related through intermarriage. Nazca culture is famous for its geoglyphs, figurative depictions of flora and fauna and of different geometrical patterns of straight lines which can be found in the desert. They were related to the east-west supply of water from the mountains, and to the observation of stars. They also had a practical function as landmarks.

M: 127 x 77 cm, ~300 B.C. - 600 A.D. (4976/001)

Expertise:
Certificate of authenticity by America Antigua, Amsterdam, 25.11. 2008

Lit.:
Ampe, Patrick & Rie, Textile Art, A personal choice, Antwerpen 1994, ill. 59

Textile
Nazca, Peru

camelid (?) wool, of rectangular form, consisting of red, green, black and yellow squares, sewn together, repaired, stretched on a frame;
the Nazca culture developed gradually from the preceding Paracas culture on the south coast of Peru.The Nazcas did not built enormous cities but agricultural production was high due to an extensive and partially underground irrigation system. Power was in the hands of an elite consisting of locally organized warriors and priests who were related through intermarriage. Nazca culture is famous for its geoglyphs, figurative depictions of flora and fauna and of different geometrical patterns of straight lines which can be found in the desert. They were related to the east-west supply of water from the mountains, and to the observation of stars. They also had a practical function as landmarks.

M: 127 x 77 cm, ~300 B.C. - 600 A.D. (4976/001)

Expertise:
Certificate of authenticity by America Antigua, Amsterdam, 25.11. 2008

Lit.:
Ampe, Patrick & Rie, Textile Art, A personal choice, Antwerpen 1994, ill. 59