Collection record · Dress & textiles
Mantle
The collection record classifies this work as textile. It is dated c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Recorded culture or place: Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style.
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- Museum title
- Mantle
- Date
- c. 300 BCE–200 CE
- Culture / origin
- Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style
- Materials and technique
- camelid fiber: plain weave with embroidery
- Dimensions
- Overall: 154.9 x 292.1 cm (61 x 115 in.); Mounted: 162.6 x 299.7 cm (64 x 118 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1946.226
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Buried in shaft-tombs, or rectangular sunken chambers, the Paracas dead were wrapped in layers of cloth and accompanied by pottery, food, and other offerings. The dry environment of the Paracas Peninsula helped preserve many of these textiles, including richly ornamented garments buried with important individuals. This mantle, probably worn like a cloak, relates closely to the tunic (CMA 1946.227) and long headband (CMA 1946.228) due to their shared imagery. Its double-headed bird motifs— embroidered in vivid red, blue, yellow, and green yarns—likely had symbolic significance, although the specific meaning remains unknown.
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