The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Textile Fragments

Textile Fragments

c. 50–650 CE
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

These fragments are rare survivors of floods that destroyed much of the Moche textile record.

Description

These fragments are rare survivors of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. Each 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.
  • Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 30, 2016-August 21, 2017).
  • {{cite web|title=Textile Fragments |url=false|author=|year=c. 50–650 CE|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2007.2