Border with two figures together 1935.32.0132
This border is unusual among Paracas textiles in having a motif of two figures facing each other. Otherwise anthropomorphic figures are usually depicted singly.
Motif description
Two figures are each holding one end of a headpiece. One figure is wearing a short tunic, feline headgear, a headpiece, hair pendants and a necklace. One hand is holding a fan. The other figure is dressed in a mantle, long skirt, hair pendants and mollusc-shell necklace and is holding a tuber in one hand. Serpentine bands emerge from both figures. Alternate pairs of figures are inverted.
Material and technique
Embroidered with woollen yarn on plain-woven cotton fabric. The border has a different ground weave from the points sewn along both sides. The mantle itself was probably made of the same fabric as the points. The border is cut off at both ends. The embroidery is in stem-stitch in colour-field style.
Dating and origin
Paracas Necropolis, Intermedio Temprano 2 (c. 100 AD – 200 AD)
Facts
| Size | 225x13 cm |
|---|---|
| Item number | 1935.32.0132 |
| Tags | Anthropomorphic, Colour-field style |
| Categories | Border |
