Tassel
<p>Woven tassels were worn in pairs, attached to a long cord that wrapped around a person’s head, with one tassel falling to each side. Several dozen of these large and elaborately patterned tassels are known, all with the same shape and structure. The tassels were made via a complex technique that produced multiple interconnected layers and mirror-image symmetry. The complexity of Nazca textiles like these far exceeds functional or representational requirements, suggesting that there is symbolic meaning embedded in the structure itself.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 500
- Dimensions
- 36.8 × 24.1 cm (14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Nasca
Artist
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Panel (Probably from a Mantle)
800 · Cotton and wool (camelid), tubular plain weave double cloth with stripes of four-color complementary warp weave; plied warp fringe
Band
700 · Slit tapestry, warp fringe.
Fragment
700 · Slit tapestry and plain cloth. Applied paint gold colored border
Band
700 · Slit tapestry with fringe
Fragments
700 · Slit tapestry and plain cloth. Applied paint gold colored border
Fragment
700 · Slit tapestry and plain cloth; applied plain border
Record
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified