Ceremonial cloth

Title: Ceremonial cloth
Description: Paracas culture mantle with embroidered designs of human figures wearing a mask, diadem, and headdress. Figures are holding a trophy head and staff with their hands.
Identifier: maIi_02
Date: 100 A.C.-100 B.C.
Subject: Paracas culture; Mythology, Peruvian; Textile fabrics, Ancient
Rights
Format: 142 x 286 cm.
Medium: Plain fabric, embroidery, and fringes in camelid fiber
Coverage: Paracas, Peru
Source: MALI Museum, Peru; https://mali.pe/objects/1323/manto-ceremonial