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Document identity
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119653
label
Feathered Panel
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
119653
contentType
object
title
Feathered Panel
date
600–1500
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014781
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 40.7 x 122 cm (16 x 48 1/16 in.)
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Andes, 7th-15th century
accession
1940.495
Source extras
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feather "mosaic": feathers sewed on coarse cotton cloth
tombstone
Feathered Panel, 600–1500. Andes, 7th-15th century. Feather "mosaic": feathers sewed on coarse cotton cloth; average: 40.7 x 122 cm (16 x 48 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.495
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
didYouKnow
To decorate this textile, feathers were tied to strings and the strings were stitched on in overlapping rows.
citations
citation
Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 50; Mentioned: p. 51, p. 62
creditline
The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 06:10:35.577000
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119653
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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feather "mosaic": feathers sewed on coarse cotton cloth
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0
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