COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1985.139
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CMA_.1985.139
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Textiles
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Textiles
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
South American; Peruvian
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South American; Peruvian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Peru, Chavin Culture, 1000-600 B.C.
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Peru, Chavin Culture, 1000-600 B.C.
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Ritual Cloth
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Ritual Cloth
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1000-600 B.C.
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1000-600 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-1000
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-1000
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-600
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-600
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
tabby weave, extended tabby with supplementary weft, warp wrapping: cotton
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tabby weave, extended tabby with supplementary weft, warp wrapping: cotton
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Peru, Chavin Culture, 1000-600 B.C.
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Peru, Chavin Culture, 1000-600 B.C.
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
Average: 112cm x 60.8cm
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Average: 112cm x 60.8cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1985.139
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1985.139
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The design of identical deity faces with heavy-lidded, staring eyes, wide nostrils, upturned mouths, and protruding fangs connected with continuous mouth bands is a compelling and powerful application of a characteristic motif of Chavin art.As the largest and most complete existing Chavin ritual cloth so far recorded, this rare example consists of two pieces joined down their inner cut edges; the outer side edges are finished with an applied looped fringe. Originally, there was at least one other repeat of the design at the top; the lower design is complete, but the edge is cut, suggesting that the cloths were simply cut off the loom. Although other Chavin textiles are patterned by twining, tapestry weaving, or painting, this and two small related fragments in New York and Washington, D.C., are the earliest known Peruvian textiles woven with an elementary use of heddles.
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The design of identical deity faces with heavy-lidded, staring eyes, wide nostrils, upturned mouths, and protruding fangs connected with continuous mouth bands is a compelling and powerful application of a characteristic motif of Chavin art.As the largest and most complete existing Chavin ritual cloth so far recorded, this rare example consists of two pieces joined down their inner cut edges; the outer side edges are finished with an applied looped fringe. Originally, there was at least one other repeat of the design at the top; the lower design is complete, but the edge is cut, suggesting that the cloths were simply cut off the loom. Although other Chavin textiles are patterned by twining, tapestry weaving, or painting, this and two small related fragments in New York and Washington, D.C., are the earliest known Peruvian textiles woven with an elementary use of heddles.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1985.139.tif
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CMA_.1985.139.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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