Detail View: The AMICA Library: Border Fragment with Oculate Being
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1985.193
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BC-AD 1)
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Title:
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Border Fragment with Oculate Being
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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300 BC-1
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Creation Start Date:
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-300
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Creation End Date:
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1
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Materials and Techniques:
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camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth
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Classification Term:
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Embroidery
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 116.2cm x 16.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1985.193
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Credit Line:
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Gift of The Textile Art Alliance
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Rights:
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Context:
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This fragment from the border of a garment is embroidered with the repeated image of the Oculate Being, also seen on the large vessel nearby. This supernatural being-associated with late Paracas society's severed head cult-typically has large eyes, head streamers, and an upturned mouth. It often carries weapons, here darts. Smaller renditions of the figure occur in the ground, along with tiny felines.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20021628.TIF
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