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Loincloth

The loincloth shows a surface of red feathers on which two light blue fish are sewn. It is typical for the Andean region to combine the elements of air, here represented by the feathers, with the element of water, the fish.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Huari-Kultur
Object type
Schurz
Dimensions
Length: 17 cm
Width: 34.5 cm
Material/Technique
Cotton fabric, Arafeder
woven, glued
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 31816

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Hagmann; 3062
  • Production
    when
    7th - 11th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
This object does not have a confirmed provenance.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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