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Textile presenting two shamans head against head...

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Textile presenting two shamans head against head in an inverted direction, their arms are raised symbolically towards the sky and towards the earth as a sign of fertility. Multicoloured cotton and camelid yarns that have retained the brilliance of their original colours. Chimu, Peru, 1100-1400 AD 23 x 47cm Provenance: Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, 1990s