id:			134948
accession number:	1957.495
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.495
updated:		2025-02-09 02:17:58.647000

Tapestry Square Panel, c. 700–1100. Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century. Tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton; average: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1957.495

title:				Tapestry Square Panel
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creation date:			c. 700–1100
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		1100
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
copyright:			

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culture:	Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
technique:	tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Pre-Columbian
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

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measurements: Average: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 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:		World of Ancient Gold
	opening date:   1964-05-01T04:00:00
	<i>World of Ancient Gold</i>. 1964 New York World's Fair, New York, NY (May 1-October 22, 1964).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-02-27T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Pre-Columbian Art: The Native Art of America Before the Conquest. The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL (January 10-February 1,1953). catalog no. 98, repr. in black and white, no p.', 'opening_date': '2010-01-01T00:00:00'}

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

* {'description': 'Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (May 7-October 2, 1956).', 'opening_date': '1956-05-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (April 2-June 20, 1957).', 'opening_date': '1957-04-02T00:00:00'}

* {'description': "World of Ancient Gold. New York World's Fair; New York, NY (May 1-October 22, 1964).", 'opening_date': '1964-05-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
	page number: 	p. 56; cover illustration, color
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	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. 298
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n322

	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. 298
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n322

	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. 402
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n422

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IMAGES

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