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Karwa mantle of staffed god
Chavin Artisans1000 BC - 200 BC
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru
Ceremonial mantle made in plain weave technique and decorated with negative painting technique. Probably, this piece was used as a wrapping mantle for funerary bundles or as a shirt.
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Details
- Title: Karwa mantle of staffed god
- Creator: Chavin Artisans
- Date Created: 1000 BC - 200 BC
- Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
- Location Created: Chavin, Ancash, Perú
- Physical Dimensions: Height 2425 mm x Width 575 mm
- Provenance: Donation
- Subject Keywords: Chavin, chavin, painted, Karwa, carhua, negative painted, staffed´s god, plain fabric
- Type: Ceremonial or funerary fabric
- External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
- Medium: Cotton thread and vegetable or mineral dyes
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