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Mantle fragment with embroidered Paracas feline God
Paracas Artisans800 BC - 200 AD
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru
Fragment of Paracas mantle. Probably , this piece is a part of the edge. The deity is a feline with head of snakes appendages coming out through his tail, head and mouth. Smaller feline design into the feline body.
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Details
- Title: Mantle fragment with embroidered Paracas feline God
- Creator: Paracas Artisans
- Date Created: 800 BC - 200 AD
- Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
- Location Created: Paracas, Ica, Perú
- Provenance: Donation
- Subject Keywords: Textiles, Embroidery, Feline, Paracas
- Type: Funerary embroidered mantle
- External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
- Medium: Cotton thread and camelid fiber threads probably alpaca and vegetable dyes
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