ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERS OF A PARACAS TEXTILE: AN ICONOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF WHITE MANTLE
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https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2012n24.e12341Keywords:
White Mantle, clothing attire, embroiders, tunics, anacos, feminine personages, cut heads, feathers, spindle, shamanismo, serpents, ritual.Abstract
A thorough description of the iconography found in the “White Mantle”, a piece belonging to the textile collection from Museum of archeology and anthropology at the National University of San Marcos, allows us to use clothing attire for distinguishing clearly the gender identity of the anthropomorphic personages represented. On that basis some clues about the role of feminine images in the worldview of Paracas culture can be suggested. Also embroidering techniques and chromatic combinations are examined. Finally, an interpretation of the figures of the mantle as representing a ritual scene is suggested.
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