The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 7, 2024
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
200 BCE–200 CE
(Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
Overall: 116.2 x 16.5 cm (45 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Mounted: 127 x 25.4 cm (50 x 10 in.)
Gift of The Textile Art Alliance 1985.193
Location: 232 Andean
Description
This border fragment features a supernatural being apparently at the center of a religion that swept the south coast during the final stages of the Paracas culture. Known as the Oculate Being after its huge eyes, it is affiliated with fertility and violence—note the darts it holds in one hand. Both large and small versions of the being are embroidered on the fragment, which likely comes from the border of a large, rectangular, shawl-like garment known as a mantle.- Ancient Andean Textiles (Gallery 232 rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 2023-December 8, 2024).Andean Gallery 107 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21, 2001-November 18, 2002).Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.193