Textile Fragment, unascertainable, Border or Mantle, Fragment
Arts of the Americas
CULTURES
Paracas Necropolis; Early Intermediate (Range attrib. by N. Kajitani, 1993); Early Horizon (Range attrib. by A. Rowe, 1993)
MEDIUM
Textile. Cotton, camelid fiber
DATES
800 B.C.E.â600 C.E.
PERIOD
Pre-Columbian
DIMENSIONS
5 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (14 x 15 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
67.159.9
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Adelaide Goan
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Textile fragment with embroidered image of a standing anthropomorphic being in red, yellow, blue, and green on brown plain weave. The figure has six snakes emanating from his head and body. He has large circular eyes and a smiling mouth. The rectangular body has a small image of an identical standing anthropomorphic being, also with snakes. Surrounding the main figure are filler creatures including birds.
Size: undetermined or adult. Probable wearer: undetermined or male. Horizontal cotton warp. Cotton weft. Camelid fiber embroidery. Plain weave. Iconography: Standing Oculate Being (anthropomorphic pose) (AR).
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Paracas Necropolis. Textile Fragment, unascertainable, Border or Mantle, Fragment, 800 B.C.E.â600 C.E. Textile. Cotton, camelid fiber, 5 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (14 x 15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Adelaide Goan, 67.159.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.67.159.9.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.67.159.9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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