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Paracas Band
Paracas Artisans800 B.C. - 200 A.D.
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru
Decorative band with interlocking designs. The pre-loom technique is plaiting of yarns and it creates different bands which give as a result tridimensional designs.
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Details
- Title: Paracas Band
- Creator: Paracas Artisans
- Date Created: 800 B.C. - 200 A.D.
- Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
- Location Created: Palpa, Ica, Perú
- Physical Dimensions: Height 110 mm x Width 1580 mm
- Provenance: Donation
- Subject Keywords: Braiding, paracas, Paracas, interlooping, textile manual
- Type: Ornamental band
- External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
- Medium: Camelid fiber threads (probably alpaca) and vegetable dyes
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