Wari Tapestry Panel

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by James Blake Wiener
published on 21 November 2015
Wari Tapestry Panel

A Wari tapestry panel, 600-1000 CE. The design shows alternating natural and supernatural heads. The human heads wear a typical Wari tassled hat while the supernatural heads have a black headdress and they are sticking their tongues out. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

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APA Style

Wiener, J. B. (2015, November 21). Wari Tapestry Panel. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4193/

Chicago Style

Wiener, James B. "Wari Tapestry Panel." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 21, 2015. https://www.ancient.eu/image/4193/.

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Wiener, James B. "Wari Tapestry Panel." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 21 Nov 2015. Web. 16 Sep 2019.

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