Poncho (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Woven wool and cotton ponchos such as this example were worn with pride as a sign of high social and economic status. Images of stylized birds arranged in repeated bands not only created a pleasing visual effect but symbolically associated the wearer with the supernatural powers of flight and transcendence.
Middle Horizon
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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