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Nazca Culture, Feather Headdress, Circa. 400AD
Nazca Culture, Feather Headdress, Circa. 400AD

Nazca Culture 100 BC-800 AD

Feather Headdress, Circa. 400AD
Plain weave with applied feathers
54,5 x 41 cm
21'4" x 16'1" in.
NAZ0012
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Feathers are a rare and valued commodity imported from the Amazonian basin. The journey in those times to collect the bundles from the forest tribes was not only arduous but...
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Feathers are a rare and valued commodity imported from the Amazonian basin. The journey in those times to collect the bundles from the forest tribes was not only arduous but also perilous. Such feathers being a great luxury were only worn by the dignitaries, priests, and warlords as symbols of status and power.

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Colour, curated by Flora Hesketh & Omar Mazhart, Tristan Hoare Gallery, 2025.
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