
Sujet
Featherwork tabbard depicting stylised deities
Légende
Featherwork tabbard depicting stylised deities, Detail. Only the elite in Peruvian society were permitted to wear the most opulent and resplented objects. The use of feathers in objects were believed to possess magical powers. Peru. Ica Chincha style. c 1200 AD. South Coast of Peru.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection, London
Date
27 sept. 2010
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A30_344
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,1Mo (2,8Mo) / 28,7cm x 35,0cm / 3390 x 4134 (300dpi)