Artist:Paracas
Medium: Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:300 B.C.E.–100 C.E.
Dimensions: 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 34.1594
Image: 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Woven turban of seamless tubular cotton and camelid fiber cloth embellished with four tassels at each end. The tassels are decorated with chain-tied feathers. The turban's design elements include units of double-headed birds in yellow, green, blue, and red which can be read as two-headed or as a single headed bird. Condition: there is some fiber deterioration and color fading. Feathers on the tassels are very fragile.