Turban, Sihuas River Valley, South Coast, Sihuas Culture, 100-400 CE. Size: 0'9'' x 7'10'' (23 x 239 cm). The best of the well-known textile crowns of the Sihuas people. Displaying what are called repeated "spider" images separated by double-headed serpents, what we actually see are three yellow figures as stylized shaman figures whose oversized arms, hands, feet, and legs link heaven and earth. Their heads are depicted in three slightly different forms atop the rectangular bodies, and the loins below always in close proximity to the stylized serpents. The torsos contain four color concentric diamonds and have four-color power stripes emanating from their sides. Perfect condition and perhaps the finest known example of this type of costume textile. Great color to the one-loom panel tapestry alpaca creation.

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