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Two large, brightly colored textile artworks are displayed against an ancient Inca ashlar masonry wall in the Museo de Arte Precolombino (MAP) in Cuzco, Peru. The wall consists of tightly fitted, unmortared gray-brown stones. Overhead spotlights illuminate the artworks, casting sharp, elongated shadows onto the wall and the dark, uniform floor. No individuals are present. The left artwork, approximately 2.5 meters tall, is an abstract, anthropomorphic textile figure. Its upper section features a red and orange crescent form with yellow and red pointed elements. Below this, a squarish 'head' displays a single, horizontal white eye with a black pupil. The circular 'torso' exhibits a rainbow color gradient on its left half and blue, green, and red sections on the right, with a stylized central 'mouth'. Two horizontal, wing-like structures with stylized hands, colored blue and yellow, extend from the torso. Multiple vertical strands of rainbow-colored yarn, terminating in tassels of various colors (red, orange, black, blue), descend from the lower body. A separate vertical string of red and orange pom-poms hangs to its left. The right artwork, approximately 2.7 meters tall, is an abstract, multi-colored textile figure. It features a broad, multi-colored crescent (predominantly yellow, blue, and red) at its apex. Eight slender stalks, each topped with a colorful spherical textile element (red, purple, blue, green), arc upwards from the crescent. The main body is a rectangular form composed of intricate segments of red, green, blue, yellow, and orange textiles. Numerous vertical strands of multi-colored yarn, some terminating in yellow, red, or pink tassels, hang from its lower section. Both pieces feature complex woven and appliquéd textile elements in vibrant hues.
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