Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
Unknown Artist
c. 300–100 BCE
Medium
embroidery on plain wool ground
Dimensions
100.3 × 139.1 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1940.528
About this artwork
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.