id: 119693
accession number: 1940.530
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Cloth with Procession of Figures, 170 BCE–70 CE (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people. Cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe); overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); mounted: 78.7 x 290.2 cm (31 x 114 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1940.530
title: Cloth with Procession of Figures
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creation date: 170 BCE–70 CE (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
creation date earliest: -170
creation date latest: 70
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creditline: The Norweb Collection
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culture: Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people
technique: cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe)
department: Textiles
collection: T - Pre-Columbian
type: Textile
find spot: Said to have been excavated from the necropolis at Cerro Colorado on the Paracas Peninsula, Peru
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measurements: Overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 290.2 cm (31 x 114 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art of the Americas
opening date: 1945-11-09T05:00:00
Art of the Americas. 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
Treasures of Peruvian Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).
title: Andean Gallery 107 Rotation
opening date: 2001-11-21T05:00:00
Andean Gallery 107 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21, 2001-November 18, 2002).
title: Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation
opening date: 2016-08-30T04:00:00
Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 30, 2016-August 21, 2017).
title: Ancient Andean Textiles (Ancient Andean textile rotation)
opening date: 2021-12-04T05:00:00
Ancient Andean Textiles (Ancient Andean textile rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4, 2021-December 4, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Ancient Arts of the Andes, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (January 26- March 26, 1954).', 'opening_date': '1954-01-26T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Treasures of Peruvian Gold, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, (February 23- March 3, 1966).', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Gallery 107 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 21, 2001-November 18, 2002).', 'opening_date': '2001-11-21T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984) and Raymond Henry Norweb (1894-1983), Cleveland OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1940
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1940-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
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