Paracas
Mantle border
Paracas, 200
Physical Qualities
Cotton, camelid fiber, natural dyes, 77 9/16 × 17 11/16 in. (197 × 45 cm.)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts Fund
Object Number
1956.294
Large portion, includes corner. Undyed cotton plainweave cloth, linear style embroidered in red, green, yellow, and blue camelid fiber. Stacked oculate felines occupy the principle design field and are bordered by smaller renditions. The fringed edge of the textile is separated from the central cloth by a red cross-knit looped band with red, yellow, green, and blue s-designs. The ply/twist of the red, yellow, and green fringe is 2Z/2S.
