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Embroidered camel hair

Embroidered fabric made of camel hair (Paracas), 2nd century BC-5th century AD. Photo by Quico / CDMT. Documentation Center and Textile Museum. Terrassa.

Embroidered fabric made of camel hair (Paracas), 2nd century BC-5th century AD. Photo by Quico / CDMT. Documentation Center and Textile Museum. Terrassa.

Pre-Columbian period fabric made of camel hair. It shows embroidered warriors holding the severed heads of their defeated enemies in one hand. They are adorned with feathered headbands in different colours and face masks.

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