Four-Cornered Hat, 500–900, Bolivia or Peru, Tiwanaku or Wari, Camelid hair, H. 7 in. × Diam. 7 1/4 in. × Circum. 22 3/4


Four-Cornered Hat, 500–900, Bolivia or Peru, Tiwanaku or Wari, Camelid hair, H. 7 in. × Diam. 7 1/4 in. × Circum. 22 3/4 in. ( × × cm), Textiles-Costumes, Finely woven tunics and four-cornered hats were symbols of prestige in Wari and Tiwanaku societies. Worn by high-status men, these garments were decorated with geometric designs and stylized figurative images depicting staff bearing anthropomorphic figures, animals, and plants central in Wari and Tiwanaku religions


Size: 3962px × 5199px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -cornered, ., .., 1/4, , , 22, 3/4, 500–900, 7, , animals, anthropomorphic, bearing, bolivia, camelid, central, circum, cm, decorated, depicting, designs, diam, figurative, figures, finely, garments, geometric, hair, hat, hats, high-status, images, men, peru, plants, prestige, religions, societies, staff, stylized, symbols, textiles-costumes, tiwanaku, tunics, wari, worn, woven