Peru, North Coast, Chimu Culture / Tapestry Panel / c. 1100

Peru, North Coast, Chimu Culture
Tapestry Panel
c. 1100
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Creator Nationality: South American; Pre-Columbian; Chimu
Creator Name-CRT: Peru, North Coast, Chimu Culture
Title: Tapestry Panel
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1095
Creation End Date: 1105
Creation Date: c. 1100
Creation Place: Peru, North Coast
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: Tapestries
Materials and Techniques: tapestry: cotton and wool
Dimensions: Average: 88cm x 51cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1985.7
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Style or Period: Peru, North Coast, Chimu Culture
Context: Two tapestry loom cloths have been joined to form a single panel. The four wider bands contain repeats of scenes in which an animal (?) is borne on a litter, supported and flanked by animals and birds. The narrower friezes are composed of repeated deity figures, sometimes called 'Staff-Holding Gods,' each wearing an elaborate headdress and holding a crooked staff. The narrow separating bands are ornamented with a wave motif.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1985.7
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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