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Paracas Textiles
The Paracas textiles were found at a necropolis in Peru in the 1920s. The necropolis held 420 bodies who had been mummified and wrapped in embroidered textiles of the Paracas culture in 200–300 BCE. The examples in the British Museum show flying shamans who hold severed heads by their hair. Description These textiles were made by South American people over a thousand years before the rise of the Inca. They are brightly coloured and show evidence of both a design and a style. The subject of these images are supernatural creatures or shamans who use their hands to hold severed human heads whilst their wings transport them like birds. These could be intended to represent being carried to the next world by spirits or that these figures represent the spirits themselves.Paracas textile British Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracas Textile, British Museum
Paracas or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Paracas Peninsula, located in the Ica Region of Peru * Paracas Bay, located in the Pisco Province of the Ica Region in Peru * Paracas (municipality), the capital city of the Paracas District * Paracas District, located in the Pisco Province of the Ica Region in Peru * Paracas National Reserve Paracas civilization * Paracas culture, an Andean society that existed in Peru between approximately 750 BC and 100 AD * Paracas Candelabra, a prehistoric geoglyph on the Paracas Peninsula * Paracas textile Other uses * Climate-adaptive skincare brand Paraca* Hotel Paracas, Pisco, Peru; a luxury resort hotel * Savo Parača, president of the basketball club ''KK Lovćen'' * Nikola Parača (born 1999), basketball player on the ''KK Lovćen'' * Paraca (racehorse), winner of the 2003 Birthday Card Stakes, 2004 D.C. McKay Stakes See also * Paracas–Arequipa–Antofalla terrain, a geological unit of the Central Andes * Nazca (other), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
