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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
152334
label
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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152334
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object
title
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
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.
date
200 BCE–200 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79936686
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
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.)
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Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
accession
1985.193
Source extras
tec
camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth
tombstone
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being, 200 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE). Camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Art Alliance, 1985.193
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
creditline
Gift of The Textile Art Alliance
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2026-05-29 07:52:24.625000
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152334
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation cloth
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1
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0
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