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Mantle fragment with embroidered supernatural bird design

Paracas Artisans800 BC - 200 AD

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru

Fragment of Paracas mantle with embroidered design of mythical bird with feline face and appendages.

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Title: Mantle fragment with embroidered supernatural bird design
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, Mantle, mythical bird
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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