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Band

Culture Paracas
Title Band
Date 280–600
Medium Wool
Dimensions Object: 42 × 3 in. (106.7 × 7.6 cm)
Overall: 42 × 3 in. (106.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 72.49.2

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About this Work

For centuries, Indigenous communities have used belts (fajas) as practical accessories, often incorporating intricate weaving techniques and designs that reflect their cultural identity and history. Belts have served various purposes, such as holding clothing in place, displaying social status or wealth, and serving as a form of artistic expression. Weaving techniques in Paracas society were crucial to creating intricate textiles for communication, identity, and status within their society.


1972, Indiana University Art Museum purchase from Peter Petrall, Chapel Hill, NC

Unidentified date, Peter Petrall acquires [1]

Unidentified dates, unidentified owner(s), possibly in Peru and/or other places [2]

Notes
[1] Peter Petrall did not provide the museum with any further provenance documentation.

[2] We do not yet know how many changes in ownership transpired between when this artwork was initially made and owned to when Peter Petrall acquired it. This absence of documentation on ownership history within Peru where textiles like this one were made and used is largely a result of problematic colonial collecting practices.

Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.

August 26, 2023–February 18, 2024, “Textile Heritage in Central and South America,” Focus Gallery Exhibition, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

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