Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
-300–-100
- Medium
- embroidery on plain wool ground
- Dimensions
- Average: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period
About
The repetition of a nonmythical figure, in this case a warrior holding spears and a trophy head, was one of the important innovations of Paracas textile design during the Late Paracas period. The trophy head cult was an essential aspect of crop fertility and was, therefore, a focal point of Paracas art in general.