Title
Featherwork tabbard depicting stylised deities
Caption
Featherwork tabbard depicting stylised deities, Detail. Only the elite in Peruvian society were permitted to wear the most opulent and resplented objects. The use of feathers in objects were believed to possess magical powers. Peru. Ica Chincha style. c 1200 AD. South Coast of Peru.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection, London
Date
Sep 27, 2010
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A30_344
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 11,3in x 13,8in / 3390 x 4134 (300dpi)