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These fragments are rare survivors of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. Each depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.
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165266
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Textile Fragments
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165266
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Textile Fragments
description
These fragments are rare survivors of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. Each depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.
date
c. 50–650 CE
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CC0
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en
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Q79993983
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Textile
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Overall: 40 x 25.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 in.)
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Peru, Moche, north coast
accession
2007.2
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cotton and camelid fiber
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Textile Fragments , c. 50–650 CE. Peru, Moche, north coast. Cotton and camelid fiber; overall: 40 x 25.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.2
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
didYouKnow
These fragments are rare survivors of floods that destroyed much of the Moche textile record.
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:34:13.090000
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165266
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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cotton and camelid fiber
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