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Source Description
The prominent figure with an elaborate headdress duplicated on this brightly colored fragment is known today as a “Lord,” a term that reveals uncertainty about his identity but confidence in his prestige. Whether a king or a deity, he was crucially important to the north coast Lambayeque (lahm-buy-YEK-kay) (Sicán) people, who often portrayed him in a wide range of media. The geometric motif that repeats in the nine central squares is unidentified.
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Document identity
localId
155934
label
Tapestry Fragment
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obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
155934
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object
title
Tapestry Fragment
description
The prominent figure with an elaborate headdress duplicated on this brightly colored fragment is known today as a “Lord,” a term that reveals uncertainty about his identity but confidence in his prestige. Whether a king or a deity, he was crucially important to the north coast Lambayeque (lahm-buy-YEK-kay) (Sicán) people, who often portrayed him in a wide range of media. The geometric motif that repeats in the nine central squares is unidentified.
date
700–1370s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740248
genreSpecific
Tapestry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 40 x 16.2 cm (15 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.); Mounted: 49.5 x 16.2 cm (19 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.)
cul
Peru, North Coast, Lambayeque (Sicán) people
accession
1991.223
Source extras
tec
camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave
tombstone
Tapestry Fragment, 700–1370s. Peru, North Coast, Lambayeque (Sicán) people. Camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave; overall: 40 x 16.2 cm (15 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.); mounted: 49.5 x 16.2 cm (19 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1991.223
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:06:23.356000
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155934
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Textiles
coll
T - Pre-Columbian
med
camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave
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1
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0
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photo
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4374138940982445