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Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg)
Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg)
Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1594.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1594.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_front_PS5.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_front_PS5.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view3_bw.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view3_bw.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_detail_PS5.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_detail_PS5.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view1_bw.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view1_bw.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view2_bw.jpg)

Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view2_bw.jpg)

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Turban

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Paracas
MEDIUM Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers
  • Place Made: South Coast, Peru
    • DATES 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E.
    DIMENSIONS 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 34.1594
    CREDIT LINE Alfred W. Jenkins Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Woven turban of seamless tubular cotton and camelid fiber cloth embellished with four tassels at each end. The tassels are decorated with chain-tied feathers. The turban's design elements include units of double-headed birds in yellow, green, blue, and red which can be read as two-headed or as a single headed bird. Condition: there is some fiber deterioration and color fading. Feathers on the tassels are very fragile.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Paracas. Turban, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg)
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    Paracas. <em>Turban</em>, 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, feathers, 336 x 2 3/8 in. (853.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1594. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 34.1594_view4_bw.jpg)

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