Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being

200 BC-AD 200

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being, 200 BC-AD 200. Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BC-AD 1). Camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth; overall: 116.2 x 16.5 cm (45 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); mounted: 127 x 25.4 cm (50 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Art Alliance 1985.193

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Embroidery
Formatted Medium: camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth
Medium: camelid, fiber, embroidery, over, foundation, cloth
Dimensions: Overall: 116.2 x 16.5 cm (45 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Mounted: 127 x 25.4 cm (50 x 10 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1985.193
Credit Line: Gift of The Textile Art Alliance
Exhibitions: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum, Andean Gallery 107 Rotation
Rights Statement: CC0