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Man's poncho
Paracas culture
Early Horizon Period, possibly Phase 10
100 B.C.–0
Object Place: Peru, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Camelid plain weave, embroidered
Dimensions
64.8 x 50.8 cm (25 1/2 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Mary Woodman Fund
Accession Number31.496
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular collar (esclavina) Ground: dark blue camelid. Design: narrow band bordering rectangle, and the two sides of slit for head, decorated with angular double-headed birds, each enclosing a similar bird in reversed position, within which is another double-headed bird, in the same position as the first. The ground of the border is made up of blocks worked with yellow, red, dark green and neutral violet camelid fiber. The same colors appear in the birds and in the short fringe which edges the piece.
Provenance1931, sold by Jules C. Harris, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 16, 1931)