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Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Mantle

Mantle

c. 300 BCE–200 CE
(Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
Overall: 154.9 x 292.1 cm (61 x 115 in.); Mounted: 162.6 x 299.7 cm (64 x 118 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The profusion and decoration of textiles in Paracas burials shows the value placed on cloth.

Description

Buried in shaft-tombs or rectangular sunken chambers, the Paracas dead were wrapped in layers of cloth and were accompanied by pottery, food, and other offerings. The dry environment of the Paracas Peninsula has preserved many of these goods, including the richly ornamented garments buried with important individuals. This mantle, probably worn like a cloak, was part of a set of matching garments that also includes a shirt and a long headband. To create this garment, three strips of blue cloth were stitched together side by side. The double-bird motifs of both the field and the borders were embroidered in vivid red, blue, yellow and green yarns. The linear form of the embroidery and the nesting of the motifs are typical of what is called the Paracas Cavernas Style. The double-bird motifs probably had symbolic importance, perhaps signifying the owner's clan.
  • ?-1946
    Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1946, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1946
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Wise, John, and Wendell Clark Bennett. Ancient Peruvian Art, Lent by John Wise, Esq., New York; an Exhibition of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Opening March 3, 1937, Hartford, Connecticut. 1937. Cat. No. 127
  • Gallery 232-Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 28, 2019-November 9, 2020).
    Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 20, 2013-August 25, 2014).
    Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
    Ancient Peruvian Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 5, 1941-April 6, 1941).
    The John Wise Collection of Ancient Peruvian Art. The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (March 3, 1937-).
  • {{cite web|title=Mantle|url=false|author=|year=c. 300 BCE–200 CE|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.226