id:			123779
accession number:	1944.291
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.291
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:07.165000

Ornament with Figure, 600–1000. Central Andes, Wari style. Shell, stone, and metal (silver?); overall: 6.6 x 3.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1944.291

title:				Ornament with Figure
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creation date:			600–1000
creation date earliest:		600
creation date latest:		1000
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
copyright:			

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culture:	Central Andes, Wari style
technique:	shell, stone, and metal (silver?)
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 6.6 x 3.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 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:		Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca
	opening date:   2004-10-16T00:00:00
	<i>Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca</i>. Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (organizer) (October 16, 2004-January 23, 2005).

	title:		Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes
	opening date:   2012-10-28T00:00:00
	<i>Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 28, 2012-January 6, 2013); Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art (February 10-May 19, 2013); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (June 16-September 8, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9 1945- January 6 1946.  "Art of the Americas." repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 48.<br>Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950.  "Ancient American Gold&#9;and Jade."<br>Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23- April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold." <br>Denver, CO: Denver Art Museum; October 16, 2004- January 23, 2005. "Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca." exh. cat. no. 6.2, p.153.<br>The Cleveland Museum fo Art (10/28/2012 - 1/6/2013); Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL (2/10/2013 - 5/19/2013); and the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX ((6/16/2013 - 9/8/2013): "Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes"

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PROVENANCE

	John Wise, Ltd.
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	(John Wise, Ltd.)
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wall description:
Affixed to a section of white shell is the image of a Wari dignitary, assembled of carefully carved mosaic elements. The purple and pink shapes are made of shell, while the green is serpentine. The spots on the figure's tunic are probably pyrite, which was originally smooth and reflective.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Foote, Helen S. "An Ornament from the Coast of Peru." Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, March 1945.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p.  31
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 353
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n67

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 297
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n321

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 297
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n321

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 401
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n421

	Bergh, Susan E., Luis Guillermo Lumbreras, and Luis Jaime Castillo. <em>Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes.</em> [New York]: Thames &amp; Hudson; [Cleveland] : The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2012.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 271, cat. 74; Reproduced: p. 226, fig. 213
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