Cleveland Museum of Art
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
- Date
- 200 BCE–200 CE
- Medium
- camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth
- Culture
- Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 152334
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This border fragment features a supernatural being apparently at the center of a religion that swept the south coast during the final stages of the Paracas culture. Known as the Oculate Being after its huge eyes, it is affiliated with fertility and violence—note the darts it holds in one hand. Both large and small versions of the being are embroidered on the fragment, which likely comes from the border of a large, rectangular, shawl-like garment known as a mantle.
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- Credit line
- Gift of The Textile Art Alliance
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