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Mantle fragment with Embroidered trophy head
Paracas Artisans800 B.C. - 200 A.D.
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru
Embroidered iconography on a large mantle made in plain fabric, design is a classic trophy head in art of this culture. Yarns of different colors and various embroidery techniques were used for this piece.
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Details
- Title: Mantle fragment with Embroidered trophy head
- Creator: Paracas Artisans
- Date Created: 800 B.C. - 200 A.D.
- Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
- Location Created: Wari Kayan, Paracas, Ica, Perú
- Physical Dimensions: Height 66 mm x Width 43 mm
- Provenance: Donation
- Subject Keywords: Textiles, Embroidery, Mantle, 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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