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Source Description
This tie-dyed panel was probably worn as a head cloth, a common article of women’s wear among the Chancay people of Peru’s central coast. Its colors are reminiscent of a deep twilight, when the sky turns a luminous, dark blue and a shimmer of orange light appears on the horizon. It is not known whether the repeated squares have symbolic significance.
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Document identity
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294068
label
Head Cloth
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Source metadata
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294068
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object
title
Head Cloth
description
This tie-dyed panel was probably worn as a head cloth, a common article of women’s wear among the Chancay people of Peru’s central coast. Its colors are reminiscent of a deep twilight, when the sky turns a luminous, dark blue and a shimmer of orange light appears on the horizon. It is not known whether the repeated squares have symbolic significance.
date
1000–1460s
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746956
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 in.)
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Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people
accession
2017.6
Source extras
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Cotton
tombstone
Head Cloth, 1000–1460s. Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people. Cotton; overall: 99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2017.60
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
didYouKnow
It is unknown whether Chancay head cloths were part of larger clothing ensembles.
citations
citation
Bergh, Susan E.. “Acquisition Highlights: Pre-Columbian Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 8-9.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 9; Mentioned: P. 8
creditline
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:52:17.979000
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294068
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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Cotton
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0
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