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Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90.jpg)
Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90.jpg)
Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.224.90_storage_label.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.224.90_storage_label.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail2_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail2_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail1_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail1_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail3_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail3_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail5_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail5_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail4_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90_detail4_SL1.jpg)

Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.224.90_fragments.jpg)

Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.224.90_fragments.jpg)

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Mantle

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Paracas
MEDIUM Camelid fiber
  • Place Found: South Coast, Peru
    • DATES 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E.
    PERIOD Early Intermediate Period
    DIMENSIONS 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 86.224.90
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Mantle consisting of a dark blue field with a narrow median band. The wide border represents sixteen double bird figures facing outward with the same image repeated within. The colors employed are dark blue, reddish-purple, dark green, and golden yellow with the fringes made of the same colors. Condition: 18 dark blue fragments from mantle are stored in AMB509. Size: adult; probable wearer: male. The plain weave field is made up of a horizontal camelid fiber warp and camelid fiber weft. The border is made of a horizontal camelid fiber warp, camelid fiber weft and embroidery.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Paracas. Mantle, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90.jpg)
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    RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
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    Paracas. <em>Mantle</em>, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Camelid fiber, 110 1/4 x 48 13/16 in. (280 x 124 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.90.jpg)

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