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Woven ribbon (feather mosaic)

Woven ribbon with geometric patterns and stylised bird figures. Sewn onto it are six human heads on one side and five on the other. The basic shape of the heads is made of leather. The heads are trimmed with red, blue and green feathers.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Woven ribbon (feather mosaic)
Dimensions
Length: 55 cm
Material/Technique
Feathers , Leather , Textile
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 41915

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Peru
    Pachacámac
    who
    Julius van der Zypen
  • Collecting
    who
    Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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