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Object Number
38-28-30/4144
Display Title
Shoulder poncho, embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description
Shoulder poncho - yellow 2 ply plain weave cotton basic fabric embroidered with red, yellow, green, blue wool in geometric cat motif; length 77 cm. x width 51 cm; warp & weft 50 per sq. inch. Plainweave tan cotton shoulder poncho (2s) with a slit (28 cm. length) in center. Neck, sides bordered (7 cm. width) with stem stitch embroidery depicting the "Oculate Being" with small felines in dark brown, dark green, and yellow camelid on red camelid (all 2s).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, poncho, embroidered geometric, figurative border
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Pisco Province
/
Paracas
/
Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite
Mummy bundle
Materials
Cotton, Pigment, Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 74 x 49 cm (29 1/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Nelson Rockefeller
(1937)
Donor
Donated by
Nelson Rockefeller
(March 18, 1938)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-28-30/4140 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4142 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4143 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4141 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4139 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered; Paracas Broadline style |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4145 | Shoulder poncho, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4136 | Apron, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4132 | Mantle, plainweave, unfinished |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4158 | Border, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4156 | Mantle, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4113A | Bag - 2 ply wool plain weave embroidered in stripes with animal& human motifs |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4111 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
|