embodying the power and vitality associated with the jaguar
the care lavished on details of face and hair recalls the Parthian approach to figural representation that makes direct eye contact with the viewer
tooled into neat rows of feathered chevrons that descend gracefully around the body
The scale of this figure is notable
The serene meditative expression of this sculpture
A fine Proto-Nazca Linked Muñeca Mantle Fringe, Ca. 100 - 600 CE Sculpture embodying the power and vitalityThis striking Proto Nazca textile border features a continuous row of twelve linked mueca (doll like) figures, woven arm to arm in a single register. The figures are depicted in alternating colors of red, gold, green, orange, and blue. Each figure has a compact, woven head and torso, with long, flowing fiber bundles suspended below. These extended fibers likely represent stylized hair, and their preservation is notable, as such elements are often lost