Fragment of fabric

Paracas culture (Ocucaje style)4th-2nd centuries B.C.

Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Milan, Italy

Ceremonial mantle with hand and dot decorations made with a purplish dye of animal derivation, probably the secretion of the shellfish Concholepas concholepas (Peruvian tolin).

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Details

Title: Fragment of fabric
Creator: Paracas culture (Ocucaje style)
Date Created: 4th-2nd centuries B.C.
Location Created: Perù, Southern Coast
Physical Dimensions: h 126 x l 81 cm
Type: fabric
Rights: Museum of Cultures, Milan - PAM 1217
Medium: cotton, plain weave, direct painting
Collocazione: Currently not on view

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