id:			119667
accession number:	1940.507
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.507
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:41.793000

Spear Thrower, 200 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, late Paracas or early Nasca style. Bone, hematite, cotton thread, sinew; overall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1940.507

title:				Spear Thrower
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creation date:			200 BCE–200 CE
creation date earliest:		-200
creation date latest:		200
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	Peru, South Coast, late Paracas or early Nasca style
technique:	bone, hematite, cotton thread, sinew
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 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:		Treasures of Peruvian Gold
	opening date:   1966-02-23T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Peruvian Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1940, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1940
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1940
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Ubbelohde-Doering, Heinrich. The Art of Ancient Peru. New York: F.A. Praeger, 1952.
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 341
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