id:			119617
accession number:	1940.469
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.469
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:41.526000

Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device), c. 1400–1532. Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century. Cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and wool; overall: 113 x 137.2 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.); mounted: 119.4 x 143.5 cm (47 x 56 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1940.469

title:				Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)
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creation date:			c. 1400–1532
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1532
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creditline:			Gift of John Wise
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culture:	Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century
technique:	cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Pre-Columbian
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 113 x 137.2 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.); Mounted: 119.4 x 143.5 cm (47 x 56 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Americas
	opening date:   1945-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>Art of the Americas</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

	title:		Exhibition of Peruvian Art
	opening date:   1963-11-20T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of Peruvian Art</i>. The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, NY (organizer) (November 20, 1963-February 2, 1964).

	title:		Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique
	opening date:   1977-10-05T04:00:00
	<i>Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).

	title:		Andean Gallery 107 Rotation
	opening date:   2002-11-21T05:00:00
	<i>Andean Gallery 107 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21, 2002-January 26, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Exhibition of Peruvian Art.. The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, NY (November 20, 1963-February 2, 1964).', 'opening_date': '1963-11-20T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Objects for the Afterlife: A Selection from Early Peru. Beck Center, Lakewood, OH (February 2-March 17, 1985); The School of Fine Arts, Willoughby, OH (January 11-March 2, 1986); Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, OH (April 12- June 1, 1986). exh. cat. no. 64.', 'opening_date': '1985-02-02T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Gallery 107 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 20, 2002-January 26, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2002-11-20T00:00:00'}

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