Mantle
100-300CE
80" x 64"
Textile, Camelid wool, natural dyes
Region: South Coast of Peru
Culture: Sihuas Culture
Exceptional woven camelid textile mantle having a tightly woven deep cochineal rectangular field bordered with two long panels composed of repeat stylized zoomorphic spiders in a vibrant theme of blue, gold, green and white forms bordered in black on a red background. Professionally sewn to a linen backing and mounted on a wooden stretch.