The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 9, 2024
Headcloth
c. 600–400 BCE
Location: not on view
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Extremely dry conditions on Peru's desert coast allow for the extraordinary preservation of textiles.Description
The embroidered design consists entirely of felines, some of which are depicted with trophy heads. Both are very common motifs of Paracas art. The linear and highly stylized design as well as the limited spectrum of colors are characteristic of Paracas embroideries from the Middle Period.- ?-1940Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1940, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1940The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.529