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Source Description
These two fragments, mounted side-by-side, come from the Chimú (<em>chee-</em><strong><em>moo</em></strong>) Empire of Peru’s north coast. Each features horizontal rows containing four frontal figures. The rows alternate with wider registers, each with an H shape that represents a litter seen from above. A form of transport reserved for only the most esteemed members of society, the litter would have been carried by human porters via poles at each corner. Scattered around each are small creatures, including birds, a fish (located beneath), and two insect-like creatures posed as if they were carrying the litter. The objects hovering above the litter have not been identified.
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Document identity
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152819
label
Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments
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object
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1
Source metadata
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152819
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object
title
Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments
description
These two fragments, mounted side-by-side, come from the Chimú (<em>chee-</em><strong><em>moo</em></strong>) Empire of Peru’s north coast. Each features horizontal rows containing four frontal figures. The rows alternate with wider registers, each with an H shape that represents a litter seen from above. A form of transport reserved for only the most esteemed members of society, the litter would have been carried by human porters via poles at each corner. Scattered around each are small creatures, including birds, a fish (located beneath), and two insect-like creatures posed as if they were carrying the litter. The objects hovering above the litter have not been identified.
date
1000–1460s
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758878
genreSpecific
Tapestry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 88 x 51 cm (34 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Mounted: 99.1 x 63.5 cm (39 x 25 in.)
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Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people
accession
1985.7
Source extras
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camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave
tombstone
Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments, 1000–1460s. Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people. Camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave; overall: 88 x 51 cm (34 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.); mounted: 99.1 x 63.5 cm (39 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.7
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1984.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 2 (April 1985): 163–207.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 205, no. 141; Reproduced: Cover
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:54:04.958000
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152819
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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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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