id:			165272
accession number:	2007.2.6
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.2.6
updated:		2023-03-20 10:12:18.829000

Textile Fragment, c. AD 50–650. Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century. Cotton and camelid fiber; overall: 40 x 29.3 cm (15 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.2.6

title:				Textile Fragment
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creation date:			c. AD 50–650
creation date earliest:		50
creation date latest:		650
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
technique:	cotton and camelid fiber
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Pre-Columbian
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 40 x 29.3 cm (15 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2016-08-30T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation</i>. 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
	<i>Ancient Andean Textiles (Ancient Andean textile rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4, 2021-December 4, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This fragment is a rare survivor of floods that destroyed much of the Moche textile record.

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wall description:
This fragment, one of several in the collection, is a rare survivor of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. It depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.
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IMAGES

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