Border Fragment
<p>This small but showy textile composed of three-dimensional birds, butterflies, fish, and spiders was likely a border attached to the edge of a solid-colored plain woven textile. Remarkably detailed, these types of borders celebrate the natural world and highlight the achievements of Nazca dyers. The multiple vibrant colors, produced only through the use of natural substances such as indigo, further emphasizes the natural world’s abundance.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- -100
- Dimensions
- 5.4 × 183.5 cm (2 1/8 × 72 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Nasca
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Balance-Beam Scale with Incised Circles in Paddle-like Design
1000 · Bone
Fragment
1000
Tunic
800 · Camelid wool, plain weave; embroidered in double-faced stem stitches
Panel (Probably from a Mantle)
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Fragment with Step-Fret Design
800 · Cotton; plain weave with supplementary brocading warps and wefts
Tunic
800
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified