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Peru - Nazca Tie-Dye Cloth
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Nazca Tie-Dye Cloth
Type of Object: Cloth
Material: Textile
Measurements: Vary from approximately 20 cm. x 20 cm. to 2.0 m. x 1.8 m.
Date or Period: 100-600 A.D.
Maker: Nazca
Designated List Category: IC5 Nazca Tie-Dye (Painted) Cloth
Date of Import Restriction: 06/11/1997
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Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Most common are those made in the tie-dye technique, in which the textile is knotted and tied before it is dyed, so that when it is untied, there are negative images of diamonds, squared, and concentric dots. Most common are orange, red, blue, green, and yellow colors.
Keywords:
blue, cloth, green, Nazca, Pre-Columbian Textiles, red, textile, tie-dye cloth, yellow,

 


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