Object Notes

1976.W.2082 Bag with fringe (Peru, Nasca)


GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Nazca (Nasca) created textiles with a vibrant array of colors, similar to their ceramic arts, and refined this palette in the Middle Horizon (600-1000 CE). This bag is made of a simple red plain weave with supplemental designs in blue and yellow. The dynamic fringe along the base was a popular feature that continued throughout ancient Andean cultural history.

1989.W.2252 Bag with fringe (Peru, Nasca)


GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Nazca (Nasca) created textiles with a vibrant array of colors, similar to their ceramic arts, and refined this palette from the Early Intermediate Period (200 BCE-600 CE) through the Middle Horizon (600-1000 CE). This bag is made of simple plain-weave with supplemental designs in blue and yellow. Typical of late Nazca art, the abstract designs are set off with white tips and dark outlines.