id:			123779
accession number:	1944.291
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.291
updated:		2023-12-01 07:03:25.593000

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
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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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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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