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Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
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About this work
The repetition of a nonmythical figure, in this case a warrior holding spears and a trophy head, was one of the important innovations of Paracas textile design during the Late Paracas period. The trophy head cult was an essential aspect of crop fertility and was, therefore, a focal point of Paracas art in general.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment of Embroidered Cloth, c. 300–100 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period. Embroidery on plain wool ground; average: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.528
