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Cloth on plain fabric technique and tie dyed

Nasca artisans200 BC - 600 AD

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru

Cloth prepared using two pieces of fabric woven in plain technique, which were stitched together, to be dyed in three stages with yellow, red and blue successively to achieve a complex design of fishes trapped in nets. Probably is a propitiatory and decorative element at the same time for an abundant fishing.

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  • Title: Cloth on plain fabric technique and tie dyed
  • Creator: Nasca artisans
  • Date Created: 200 BC - 600 AD
  • Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
  • Location Created: Nasca, Ica, Perú
  • Physical Dimensions: Height 1240 mm x Width 1200 mm
  • Provenance: Donation
  • Subject Keywords: Textile, dye, Nasca, Nazca
  • Type: Ceremonial mantle
  • External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
  • Medium: Cotton yarn and vegetable dyes
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

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