id:			124740
accession number:	1946.227
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.227
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:02.881000

Tunic, c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE). Plain weave with embroidery, plain weave with warp substitution; camelid fiber; overall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1946.227

title:				Tunic
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creation date:			c. 300 BCE–200 CE
creation date earliest:		-300
creation date latest:		200
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
technique:	plain weave with embroidery, plain weave with warp substitution; camelid fiber
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Pre-Columbian
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); Mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 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).

	title:		The Andean Tunic: 200 BCE - 1650 CE
	opening date:   2011-03-08T00:00:00
	<i>The Andean Tunic: 200 BCE - 1650 CE</i>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (March 8-October 16, 2011).

	title:		Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2013-03-20T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 20, 2013-August 25, 2014).

	title:		Gallery 232-Andean Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2019-08-28T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 232-Andean Textile Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 28, 2019-November 9, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Ancient Peruvian Textiles.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 5, 1941-April 6, 1941).', 'opening_date': '1941-03-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Ancient Arts of the Andes.</em> The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (January 26, 1954-March 26, 1954).', 'opening_date': '1954-01-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Treasures of Peruvian Gold.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1946, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1946
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1946
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 341
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n66

	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

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 8
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n23

	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. 332; Reproduced: P. 320-321
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 28
	url:		

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IMAGES

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