Dumbarton Oaks Wari Silk Scarf

Wari weavers produced some of the most striking works of Andean art. They used a complex system of iconographic rules that played with anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and geometric motifs, expanding and contracting shapes to the point where pattern takes precedence over recognizable form.

Fabric:  Silk Chiffon

Size:  76” x 21”

Original:

Wari Middle Horizon

AD 650-800
33.34 cm x 16.51 cm (13 1/8 in. x 6 1/2 in.)
wool, cotton
PC.B.502

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