Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat, Band with Tassels (1405–1640): Art, History and Details

Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat, Band with Tassels (1405–1640) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Although these textiles are similar in appearance and technical features, it is not clear that they were found or used together. They are said to come from the region of Chan Chan, the capital of the Chimú Empire. To see the record for each, click “see all set records,” above.

Object facts

• Title: Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat, Band with Tassels
• Date: 1405–1640
• Culture: Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
• Type: Textile
• Technique: cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots
• Dimensions: Overall: 162.5 x 272 cm (64 x 107 1/16 in.)
• Collection: T - Pre-Columbian
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 2005.5

A detail from the museum

The Chimú forged an empire that thrived until the 1460s, when the Inka incorporated it into their own imperial domain.

Collection credit

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

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