Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A lovely example of a turbante ("turban" in Spanish) of an elongated rectangular form composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers. The polychrome turbante displays several full and partial swastikas, some with anthropomorphic or zoomorphic 'feet,' and all interspersed between a pair of sizable abstract creatures with lengthy limbs. Additional triangular and linear motifs embellish this elegant turban. Mounted atop a museum-quality display fabric. Size (textile): 57" L x 10.75" W (144.8 cm x 27.3 cm); (display fabric): 71.5" L x 27.5" W (181.6 cm x 69.8 cm).

Sizable textile examples such as this can only survive due to the absolutely dry conditions found in the southern regions of Peru. In regions of Southern Peru and the surrounding areas, rainfall has never been recorded since the Spanish first ventured here in the early 16th century.

Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected in 1950 to the 1960s

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  • Condition: Very minor fraying to some interior and peripheral fibers, with light fading to areas of original pigmentation, and minor creasing, otherwise intact and excellent. Original iconography and colors are still visible.

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