Title
Detail of a ceremonial poncho with a figure embroidered in coloured llama wool onto a cotton base
Caption
Detail of a ceremonial poncho with a figure embroidered in coloured llama wool onto a cotton base, It represents an elite person, possibly the owner, as indicated by the stylized crescent headdress and prominent ear attachments. Such ponchos were also status symbols. Peru. Chimu. 1100 1476 AD. North coast of Peru.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ David Bernstein Collection, New York
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A30_176
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
22,5Mb (2,0Mb) / 7,7in x 11,3in / 2316 x 3396 (300dpi)