6.48
Nasca 9, represented on a bag in interlocking tapestry, with cotton warp and weft in camelid fibers, is an unusual creature, dated cal. AD 659 to 771 (SH 677-865). A typical Nasca 9 severed head (shown upside down) appears within the creature's body and a second severed head (also shown upside down) becomes the creature's head. Private collection.
Item record
Chapter
Ch. 06: Front Face Deity Motifs and Themes in the Southern Andean Iconographic Series
Item type
Photograph
Cultural terms
Nasca
Reuse
Copyright holder
Joerg Haeberli
Recommended citation
Isbell, William H.; Uribe, Mauricio I.; Tiballi, Anne; Edward P. Zegarra, 2018, "Visual database", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/1B33FN.