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Image: Abisco or Pajaten

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Description: Panel, Chachapoyas Area, Peru Abisco or Pajaten Culture, 900 - 1400 AD 64 x 221 cm (2' 1" x 7' 3") -- CAT #15894 Three repeated motifs of a figure with a feline head, bird's tail and a fish in its stomach. Two appendages become the monkey's tails. A headdress holds two fish at either side. Parts have been replaced from a similar piece that was found with it and was probably originally attached to one side of this panel. (clearly visible). Painted, basket weave ( paired warps and wefts ), cotton http://www.textilearts.com/precolumbian/15894pc.html
Title: Abisco or Pajaten
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