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Source Description
Chimú garments like this one consist of a large, rectangular central section—here measuring some 65 inches by 50 inches—with decorated tabs stitched to two opposite corners. Such garments probably were worn as turbans but we do not understand exactly how. For the purpose of display, the plain central section of this example has been folded to form a wide band, with the tabs arranged on either side.
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Document identity
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164422
label
Turban
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Source metadata
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164422
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object
title
Turban
description
Chimú garments like this one consist of a large, rectangular central section—here measuring some 65 inches by 50 inches—with decorated tabs stitched to two opposite corners. Such garments probably were worn as turbans but we do not understand exactly how. For the purpose of display, the plain central section of this example has been folded to form a wide band, with the tabs arranged on either side.
date
1485–1640 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability)
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79991993
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Garment
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 139.7 x 139.7 cm (55 x 55 in.)
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Peru, North Coast, Chimú style
accession
2005.5.3
Source extras
tec
Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots
tombstone
Turban, 1485–1640 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots; overall: 139.7 x 139.7 cm (55 x 55 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.3
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
didYouKnow
The white cotton yarns used to make this textile are only 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters in diameter.
citations
citation
Rowe, Ann Pollard, and John P. O'Neill. Costumes & featherwork of the Lords of Chimor: textiles from Peru's north coast. 1984.
creditline
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 08:31:36.818000
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164422
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots
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