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Source Description
The design of this panel depends on the repetition of a single motif: a small, geometricized head set inside a stepped V, which seems to represent the stylized bodies and wings of two birds. This motif, woven in different color combinations, alternates between up and down to form a sophisticated interlocking pattern that has no proper top and bottom. The panel probably once belonged to a garment.
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Document identity
localId
156237
label
Tapestry Panel
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
156237
contentType
object
title
Tapestry Panel
description
The design of this panel depends on the repetition of a single motif: a small, geometricized head set inside a stepped V, which seems to represent the stylized bodies and wings of two birds. This motif, woven in different color combinations, alternates between up and down to form a sophisticated interlocking pattern that has no proper top and bottom. The panel probably once belonged to a garment.
date
1000–1460s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79945326
genreSpecific
Tapestry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 115 x 54.3 cm (45 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.); Mounted: 124.5 x 64.8 cm (49 x 25 1/2 in.)
cul
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay-Chimú style, 11th-15th century
accession
1992.103
Source extras
tec
camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave
tombstone
Tapestry Panel, 1000–1460s. Peru, Central Coast, Chancay-Chimú style, 11th-15th century. Camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave; overall: 115 x 54.3 cm (45 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.); mounted: 124.5 x 64.8 cm (49 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Marks, 1992.103
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 77
creditline
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Marks
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:07:30.437000
sourceId
156237
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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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