Sujet
Featherwork tabbard with rampant monkey motif
Légende
Featherwork tabbard with rampant monkey motif, The monkey in Peruvian mythology was a match maker bringing male and female deities together. 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. Nazca. 400 800 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_345
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
37,0Mo (2,7Mo) / 26,5cm x 35,0cm / 3128 x 4134 (300dpi)