Paracas Funerary Mantles: Offerings for Life – 2015
- Paracas funerary mantles: Offerings for Life
- Who Were The Paracas?
- The Wari Kayán Cemetery and Its discoverer
- What is a funerary bundle?
- Offerings for the Afterlife
- “Reading” the Images
- Severed heads, trophy heads
- Paracas textile art
- Three styles of embroidery
- A miniature outfit
- Headband: Turban I
- Headband: Turban II
- Headband: Turban III
- Turban-cloth: Two-headed serpents
- Skirt: Big-Eyed Being
- Uncu tunic with felines: Big-eyed Being
- Short poncho: Orcas
- Short poncho: Feline-Man
- Short poncho with fringes: Big-Eyed Being
- Attire of a Paracas chief
- Opening a funerary bundle from the Wari Kayán Necrópolis
- Mantles for the afterfile
- Bibliographic references
- Credits
Uncu tunic with felines: Big-Eyed Being.
Fringed tunic (detail). Plain weave and embroidery in Linear style; camelid fiber. 170 x 153 cm (INC-MNAAHP, RT-1729).
Fringed tunic (detail). Plain weave and embroidery in Linear style; camelid fiber. 170 x 153 cm (INC-MNAAHP, RT-1729).
How the skirt was worn.
Uncu tunic with felines: Big-eyed Being
The shape of this men’s uncu (tunic) is similar to that of a short poncho, except the sides are sewn together, with openings left for the arms. The embroidered motifs are similar to those on the turban-cloth and skirt in this collection and correspond to the Big-Eyed Being with a serpentine body covered in spikes, and a feline face. Much more simplified versions of the same figure appear around the neckline. Fringes of twisted yarn serve as sleeves and woven extensions elongate the garment.