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Shield Painted with Abstract Figures by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

Shield Painted with Abstract Figures

Shield Painted with Abstract Figures

100–600

Medium: Reeds, leather, cotton canvas, and pigment
Dimensions: Diam.: 39.7 cm (15 5/8 in.)
Genre: ceremonial object
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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leathergrass (plant material)middle horizonpaintcotton (textile)americastiahuanacoandeanplant materialanimal materialamerican decorative artsbamboobirdshuariabstract figuresArts of the Americasanthropomorphic figureceremonial objectPre-Columbiandecorative artsandescoating (material)art of the americas

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