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Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

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SOUTH AMERICA – Peru<br />

Fragment<br />

ca. <strong>50</strong>0 A.D.<br />

Nazca<br />

All wool tapestry weave.<br />

19 x 13 cm 7 x 5 in<br />

This piece depicts a deity as the central motif in<br />

a composite image with two more heads appearing<br />

in opposite directions. Possible influence from<br />

Huari culture as seen in the geometricized forms.<br />

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