1930 Halftone Print Fabric Bolivia Tiwanaku Tiahuanaco Pre-Colombian XDC1 XGMA8 depending one's trunk and girth

depending one's trunk and girth

the "King of the Harvest Field"

" Photography by William Vandivert

Henry Stacy

Inyanga is a Zulu word and means "man of the moon

1930 Halftone Print Fabric Bolivia Tiwanaku Tiahuanaco Pre-Colombian XDC1 XGMA8 depending one's trunk and girthThis is an original 1930 black and white halftone print of a textile band that was probably used as a decoration for a garment created by the people living in Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco). The decorations on this textile are of human faces with extended arms. Tiwanaku is an important Pre Colombian archaeological site that is located in western Bolivia in South America. Tiwanaku was an important precursor to the Inca Empire and flourished for about 500 years.