id:			171611
accession number:	2014.389
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.389
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:03.170000

Band (Headband?), c. 650–850. Central Andes, Moche-Wari Style, mid-7th to mid-9th century. Camelid fiber (alpaca; weft) and cotton (warp); tapestry weave; overall: 59.4 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm (23 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2014.389

title:				Band (Headband?)
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creation date:			c. 650–850
creation date earliest:		650
creation date latest:		850
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Central Andes, Moche-Wari Style, mid-7th to mid-9th century
technique:	Camelid fiber (alpaca; weft) and cotton (warp); tapestry weave
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Pre-Columbian
type:		Textile
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 59.4 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm (23 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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 unusual band may have been worn as a headband.

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wall description:
This jewel-like textile, perhaps the only one of its kind, is made from a single band accordion-folded to form tabs, each edged with lush red tassels. Repeated in different colors down its length is the image of a warrior who holds an axe in one hand and a jagged, club-like object in the other. The reversed orientation of several of the warriors may be the result of the weaving method.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Exhibitions Through May 2022.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>62, no. 1: 8-9.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 9.
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	Lavalle, José Antonio de. <em>Huari: Culturas Precolombinas</em>. Lima: Banco de Crédito del Peru, 1984.
	page number: 	p. 92
	url:		

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2014.389/2014.389_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2014.389/2014.389_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2014.389/2014.389_full.tif