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title: Wari Tapestry Panel
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4193/wari-tapestry-panel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wari Tapestry Panel

_Authored by James Blake Wiener_

## Image File

[![Wari Tapestry Panel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4193.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4193.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Wari](https://www.worldhistory.org/Wari_Civilization/) tapestry panel, 600-1000 CE. The design shows alternating natural and supernatural heads. The human heads wear a typical Wari tassled hat while the supernatural heads have a black headdress and they are sticking their tongues out. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2015, November 21). Wari Tapestry Panel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4193/wari-tapestry-panel/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Wari Tapestry Panel." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4193/wari-tapestry-panel/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Wari Tapestry Panel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4193/wari-tapestry-panel/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **James Blake Wiener**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 November 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.