Provenance Information

In the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Long of Colorado since the 1980's.

Exhibition Information

None known prior to DAM acquisition.

Publication Information

None known prior to DAM acquisition.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The Denver Art Museum's encyclopedic pre-Columbian collection includes several Paracas ceramics, but only a few Paracas textiles. This tradition is especially well known for beautifully colored, elaborately embroidered sets of garments, often decorated with images of supernatural beings. Most Paracas textiles entered the market in the first half of the twentieth century, but this specific object cannot be documented before the 1980's. Its acquisition by the Denver Art Museum will help the public appreciate the artistic and technical mastery of the ancient Andean weaving tradition.