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Collection: T - Pre-Columbian (107)
Collection: T - Pre-Columbian (107)
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.226CCCC0
Mantle or Hanging
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
2005.5.1CCCC0
Loincloth
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
2005.5.2CCCC0
Turban
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style
2005.5.3CCCC0
Padded Hat
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
2005.5.4CCCC0
Band with Tassels
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
2005.5.5CCCC0
Cloth with Procession of Figures
Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 BC-AD 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1-650
1940.530CCCC0
Tunic and Band
Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century
2011.111CCCC0
Tunic
Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century
2011.111.1CCCC0
Band
Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century
2011.111.2CCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people
1940.514CCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.227CCCC0
Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style (1000-200 BC)
1985.139CCCC0
Feathered Panel
Peru, Far South Coast, Pampa Ocoña, 7th-10th century
2002.93CCCC0
Half Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century
1951.393CCCC0
Turban Band (Llauto)
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 3rd-1st Century BC
1946.228CCCC0
Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC
1940.528CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD 1)
1940.524CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.516CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD 1)
1940.517CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD 1)
1940.521CCCC0
Band with Trophy Heads
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1953.475CCCC0
Textile Fragment with Cotton Goddess
Andes, south coast, Ica Valley?, Chavín style
2017.56CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.520CCCC0
Textile Fragments
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.1CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.2CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.3CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.4CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.5CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.6CCCC0
Loose Textile Fragments
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2.7CCCC0
Band (Headband?)
Central Andes, Moche-Wari Style, mid-7th to mid-9th century
2014.389CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.523CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.527CCCC0
Headcloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Middle Period, c. 600-400 BC (Early Horizon, Epoch 10)
1940.529CCCC0
Head Cloth
Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people
2017.60CCCC0
Tunic with Profile Animal and Human Heads
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.12CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.522CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.518CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.519CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.525CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.526CCCC0
Fish-Shaped Applique
Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people
1933.392CCCC0
Tunic Fragments with Bird-Headed Creature
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century
2005.53CCCC0
Half of a Sleeved Tunic
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century
2005.53.aCCCC0
Half of a Sleeved Tunic
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century
2005.53.bCCCC0
Tunic (Shirt) with Tapestry-woven Yoke
Central Andes, Northern Central Coast
1925.668CCCC0
Tunic
Peru, Inca, 15th-16th century
1957.136CCCC0
Tunic with Sacrificer
South America, Peru, Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari people, 7th-11th century
2007.179CCCC0
Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people
1985.7CCCC0
Tapestry Panel
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay-Chimú style, 11th-15th century
1992.103CCCC0
Feathered Panel
Andes, 7th-15th century
1940.495CCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Andes or Chile, Northern Andes, Tiwanaku style, 5th-10th Century
1997.150CCCC0
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BC-AD 1)
1985.193CCCC0
Tapestry Fragment
Peru, North Coast, Lambayeque (Sicán) people
1991.223CCCC0
Tunic with Double-headed Serpents
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people (700 BC - AD 1)
2005.17CCCC0
Tunic with Profile Animals and Checkerboards
Peru, South Coast, Paracas or Nasca? (700 BC-AD 650)
2005.16CCCC0
Painted Wrapping for Mummy
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1940.494CCCC0
Fragmentary Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley ?, Inca Culture, 15th-16th century
1940.497CCCC0
Dress
Peru, South Highlands or South Coast, Chuquibamba style, 12th-16th century
1940.498CCCC0
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, c. 600-400 BC
1940.515CCCC0
Textile Fragment with Three Frontal Deities and Interlace Pattern
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC -AD 1), Yauca Valley?
2005.13CCCC0
Textile Fragment with Frontal Deity Heads, Felines, and Interlace Pattern
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - 1 AD), Yauca Valley?
2005.14CCCC0
Tunic with Frontal Figures
Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people
2016.267CCCC0
Sleeved Tunic
Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people
2017.193CCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-11th Century
1945.378CCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1947.291CCCC0
Band
Peru, Central Coast?, Lima?, Early Horizon?
1940.496CCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1956.84CCCC0
Tapestry Square Panel
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1957.495CCCC0
Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)
Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century
1940.469CCCC0
Tie-Dyed Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1933.393CCCC0
Mantle Corner Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-11th Century
1945.379CCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.193CCCC0
Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Nasca-Huari style
1957.340CCCC0
No image available
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 200 BC - AD 200, modern assembly
1940.531CCCC0
Fragment of a Double Cloth
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1925.661CCCC0
Textile Bag
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, Pachacamac, 12th-15th century
1925.669CCCC0
Mantle Corner Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1946.75CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.479CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.481CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.482CCCC0
Feathered Tabard or Tunic
Andes, 7th-15th century
1958.412CCCC0
Feathered Tabard or Tunic
Andes, 7th-15th century
1992.104CCCC0
Feathered Tabard or Tunic
Andes, 7th-15th century
1992.105CCCC0
Fragment of a Border
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 4th-2nd Century BC
1921.1550CCCC0
Fragment
Peru, North Coast, Chimú Culture, 12th-15th century
1922.392CCCC0
Fragment
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1925.654CCCC0
Unfinished Cloth
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, Pachacamac, 12th-15th century
1925.660CCCC0
Large Cloth
Peru, North Coast, Chimú Culture, 12th-15th century
1925.665CCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.480CCCC0
Large Cloth
Peru, North Coast, Chimu-Inka
1953.288CCCC0
Lower Border of a Garment
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú or Lambayeque (Sican) People
1954.68CCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 7th-1st Century BC
1962.240CCCC0
Male Figure with Modern Additions
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay people
1991.141CCCC0
Fragment Composed of Two Fabrics Joined
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.389CCCC0
Fragment formed of Four Separate Fabrics Joined
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.390CCCC0
Border Strip
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.394CCCC0
Four Border Strips
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.395CCCC0
Four Border Strips
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.395.aCCCC0
Four Border Strips
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.395.bCCCC0
Four Border Strips
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.395.cCCCC0
Four Border Strips
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.395.dCCCC0
Three Fragments of a Border
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.396CCCC0
Three Fragments of a Border
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.396.aCCCC0
Three Fragments of a Border
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.396.bCCCC0
Three Fragments of a Border
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.396.cCCCC0
Three Border Fragments
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.397CCCC0
Three Border Fragments
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.397.aCCCC0
Three Border Fragments
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.397.bCCCC0
Three Border Fragments
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.397.cCCCC0
Fragment from a Mantle
Peru, North Coast, Chimú Culture, 12th-15th century
1922.517CCCC0
Border Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.478CCCC0
Spindle
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style, early period
1948.483CCCC0
Spindle
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style, early period
1948.484CCCC0
Spindle
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, 7th-10th Century
1948.485CCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Inca Culture, 15th-16th century
1949.192CCCC0
Fragment
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1977.190CCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, North Coast, 9th-12th Century
1990.225CCCC0
Textile
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1992.231.1CCCC0
Textile
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1992.231.2CCCC0
Textile fragment
Pre-Columbian, 10th century
1992.367CCCC0
Triple Cloth
Peru, Recuay Culture, 4th Century BC-8th Century AD
1993.242CCCC0
Double Cloth
Peru, Recuay Culture, 4th Century BC-8th Century AD
1993.243CCCC0
Fragments of a Belt
Peru, South Andes, Tiwanaku style, late 4th-early 5th Century
1996.348CCCC0
No image available
Peru, South Andes, Tiwanaku style, late 4th-early 5th Century
1996.348.aCCCC0
No image available
Peru, South Andes, Tiwanaku style
1996.348.bCCCC0
Trapezoidal Bag
Peru, South Coast, Arica culture, or Chile, North Coast, 13th-15th century
1998.52CCCC0
Trapezoidal Bag
Peru, South Coast, Arica culture, or Chile, North Coast, 13th-15th century
1998.53CCCC0
Textile Fragment with Interlace Pattern
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - AD 1), Yauca Valley?
2005.15CCCC0
Panel from the End of a Sash
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - AD 1), Carhua or Chucho?
2005.18CCCC0
Fragment of a Mantle with Oculate Being
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - 1 AD), Carhua?
2005.19CCCC0
Loincloth with Feather(?) Motifs
Peru, Central Andes, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 11th-16th century
2008.58CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.226plain weave with embroidery; camelid fiberOverall: 154.9 x 292.1 cm (61 x 115 in.); Mounted: 162.6 x 299.7 cm (64 x 118 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat,...
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s
2005.5cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shotsOverall: 162.5 x 272 cm (64 x 107 1/16 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
Cloth with Procession of Figures
Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 BC-AD 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1-650
1940.530cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe)Overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 290.2 cm (31 x 114 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Tunic and Band
Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century
2011.111white cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocadingOverall: 57.2 x 151.1 cm (22 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people
1940.514looped camelid fiberAverage: 94 x 82.6 cm (37 x 32 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Cavernas Style, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1946.227plain weave with embroidery, plain weave with warp substitution; camelid fiberOverall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); Mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style (1000-200 BC)
1985.139cotton, plain weave patterned by fiber-wrapped warps and supplementary weftsOverall: 112 x 61.2 cm (44 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.); Mounted: 123.8 x 72.4 cm (48 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Feathered Panel
Peru, Far South Coast, Pampa Ocoña, 7th-10th century
2002.93Papagayo macaw feathers knotted onto strings and stitched to cotton plain-weave cloth; camelid fiber plain-weave cloth upper tapeOverall: 81.3 x 223.5 cm (32 x 88 in.); Mounted: 94 x 236.2 cm (37 x 93 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Half Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century
1951.393interlocked tapestry; cotton and woolOverall: 92.7 x 72.1 cm (36 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Turban Band (Llauto)
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 3rd-1st Century BC
1946.228needle reseau (netting): wool and cottonOverall: 426.5 x 7 cm (167 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Fragment of Embroidered Cloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC
1940.528embroidery on plain wool groundAverage: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD 1)
1940.524cotton and pigment, plain weaveOverall: 58.4 x 21 cm (23 x 8 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.516cotton and pigment, plain weaveOverall: 66 x 20.9 x 3.8 cm (26 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD 1)
1940.517plain warp-faced cloth, paintedOverall: 71.7 x 20.9 cm (28 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD 1)
1940.521cotton and pigment, plain weaveOverall: 103.5 x 40 cm (40 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Band with Trophy Heads
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1953.475interlocking warp and weft, single interlock: woolOverall: 180.7 x 21.6 cm (71 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.); Mounted: 193 x 30.5 cm (76 x 12 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Textile Fragment with Cotton Goddess
Andes, south coast, Ica Valley?, Chavín style
2017.56Cotton, pigmentsOverall: 34.3 x 36.2 cm (13 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.); Mounted: 39.1 x 41.3 cm (15 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.520plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 48.3 x 18.3 cm (19 x 7 3/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Textile Fragments
Peru, Moche, north coast, 1st-7th century
2007.2cotton and camelid fiberOverall: 40 x 25.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Band (Headband?)
Central Andes, Moche-Wari Style, mid-7th to mid-9th century
2014.389Camelid fiber (alpaca; weft) and cotton (warp); tapestry weaveOverall: 59.4 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm (23 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.523plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 48.9 x 19.6 cm (19 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.527plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 61 x 24.1 cm (24 x 9 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Headcloth
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Middle Period, c. 600-400 BC (Early Horizon, Epoch 10)
1940.529embroidery on tabby cloth; needle reseau and fringe at borderOverall: 40.7 x 182.9 cm (16 x 72 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Head Cloth
Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people
2017.60CottonOverall: 99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Tunic with Profile Animal and Human Heads
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.12tapestry weave: woolAverage: 97.8 x 99.1 cm (38 1/2 x 39 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.522plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 58.5 x 18.8 cm (23 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.518warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 71 x 29.2 cm (27 15/16 x 11 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.519plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 61 x 21.6 cm (24 x 8 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.525plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 86.3 x 28.5 cm (34 x 11 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.526plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 25 x 14.5 cm (9 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Fish-Shaped Applique
Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people
1933.392cotton and camelid fiber, tapestry weave with areas of eccentric weft floatsOverall: 26 x 56.5 cm (10 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.); Mounted: 32.4 x 62.9 cm (12 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tunic Fragments with Bird-Headed Creature
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century
2005.53Camelid fiber, cotton; tapestry weaveOverall: 88.6 x 101.9 cm (34 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tunic (Shirt) with Tapestry-woven Yoke
Central Andes, Northern Central Coast
1925.668camelid fiber and cotton; tapestry-weave yoke and chest plaque, plain-weave bodyOverall: 71.1 x 100 cm (28 x 39 3/8 in.); Mounted: 86.4 x 116.8 cm (34 x 46 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, Inca, 15th-16th century
1957.136tapestry; cotton and camelid fiberAverage: 85.1 x 76.2 cm (33 1/2 x 30 in.)Gift of William R. CarlisleCCCC0
Tunic with Sacrificer
South America, Peru, Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari people, 7th-11th century
2007.179camelid-fiber, cotton; tapestry weaveOverall: 202.6 x 112 cm (79 3/4 x 44 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Two Tapestry-woven Panel Fragments
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people
1985.7camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weaveOverall: 88 x 51 cm (34 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Mounted: 99.1 x 63.5 cm (39 x 25 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tapestry Panel
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay-Chimú style, 11th-15th century
1992.103camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weaveOverall: 115 x 54.3 cm (45 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.); Mounted: 124.5 x 64.8 cm (49 x 25 1/2 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric MarksCCCC0
Feathered Panel
Andes, 7th-15th century
1940.495feather "mosaic": feathers sewed on coarse cotton clothAverage: 40.7 x 122 cm (16 x 48 1/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Andes or Chile, Northern Andes, Tiwanaku style, 5th-10th Century
1997.150alpacaOverall: 14.6 x 16 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial FundCCCC0
Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BC-AD 1)
1985.193camelid fiber, embroidery over foundation clothOverall: 116.2 x 16.5 cm (45 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Mounted: 127 x 25.4 cm (50 x 10 in.)Gift of The Textile Art AllianceCCCC0
Tapestry Fragment
Peru, North Coast, Lambayeque (Sicán) people
1991.223camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weaveOverall: 40 x 16.2 cm (15 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.); Mounted: 49.5 x 16.2 cm (19 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Tunic with Double-headed Serpents
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site?, Paracas people (700 BC - AD 1)
2005.17cotton; gauzefolded: 68.3 x 65.4 cm (26 7/8 x 25 3/4 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Tunic with Profile Animals and Checkerboards
Peru, South Coast, Paracas or Nasca? (700 BC-AD 650)
2005.16cotton; dye-patterned plain weaveOverall: 72.4 x 104.1 cm (28 1/2 x 41 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Painted Wrapping for Mummy
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1940.494plain cloth, painted; cottonAverage: 63.5 x 360.5 cm (25 x 141 15/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Fragmentary Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley ?, Inca Culture, 15th-16th century
1940.497tapestry and fancy twill, brocaded; twillAverage: 85.1 x 190.5 cm (33 1/2 x 75 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Dress
Peru, South Highlands or South Coast, Chuquibamba style, 12th-16th century
1940.498camelid fiber; tapestry and complementary-weft weaveOverall: 148 x 163.5 cm (58 1/4 x 64 3/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mantle
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, c. 600-400 BC
1940.515embroidery on wool groundAverage: 137.2 x 195.6 cm (54 x 77 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Textile Fragment with Three Frontal Deities and Interlace Pattern
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC -AD 1), Yauca Valley?
2005.13camelid fiber; double-cloth with structural embroideryOverall: 101.3 x 22.8 cm (39 7/8 x 9 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Textile Fragment with Frontal Deity Heads, Felines, and Interlace Pattern
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - 1 AD), Yauca Valley?
2005.14camelid fiber; double-cloth with structural embroideryOverall: 83.2 x 21.6 cm (32 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Tunic with Frontal Figures
Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people
2016.267Cotton; slit tapestry weaveneck edge to hem: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.); width across shoulders: 81.9 cm (32 1/4 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Sleeved Tunic
Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people
2017.193Cotton, camelid fiberlength back of neck to hem: 40.6 cm (16 in.); width across shoulders: 128.9 cm (50 3/4 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-11th Century
1945.378needle network with cut pile: cotton and wool; reseau for top: cottonOverall: 14.3 x 15 x 15.5 cm (5 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1947.291needle network with and without cut pile: cotton and woolAverage: 10.2 x 13.4 cm (4 x 5 1/4 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Band
Peru, Central Coast?, Lima?, Early Horizon?
1940.496warp-faced weave: llama woolAverage: 451.9 x 3.2 cm (177 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Tunic
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1956.84tapestry; interlocked wefts and areas of eccentric weaving: wool and cottonAverage: 109.2 x 115.6 cm (43 x 45 1/2 in.)Gift of William R. CarlisleCCCC0
Tapestry Square Panel
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1957.495tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cottonAverage: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 in.)Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.CCCC0
Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)
Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century
1940.469cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and woolOverall: 113 x 137.2 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.); Mounted: 119.4 x 143.5 cm (47 x 56 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Tie-Dyed Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1933.393discontinuous warp and weft, tie-dyed; woolAverage: 21.6 x 52.1 cm (8 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mantle Corner Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-11th Century
1945.379cotton and camelid fiber; plain weave with supplementary weft (brocade)Overall: 46 x 46.5 cm (18 1/8 x 18 5/16 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.193sides: cotton and wool plain cloth, brocaded; top: wool fancy cloth (?)Overall: 10.8 x 13 x 13 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)Gift of John Wise in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry HumphreysCCCC0
Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Nasca-Huari style
1957.340interlocking warp and weft: woolAverage: 45.1 x 89.6 cm (17 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
No image available
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 200 BC - AD 200, modern assembly
1940.531cotton, reed, wool, fur, feathers and other fibersAverage: 54.7 x 94 cm (21 9/16 x 37 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Fragment of a Double Cloth
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1925.661tabby weave, double cloth; cottonAverage: 30.5 x 23.5 cm (12 x 9 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Textile Bag
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, Pachacamac, 12th-15th century
1925.669tabby weave, warp patterned; woolAverage: 24.2 x 38.8 cm (9 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mantle Corner Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1946.75cotton and camelid fiber; plain weave with supplementary weft (brocade)Overall: 47 x 45 cm (18 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.479camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)Overall: 6.3 x 14.6 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.481embroidery of polychrome wools on cotton foundationOverall: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.482camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)Overall: 5.4 x 8.9 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Feathered Tabard or Tunic
Andes, 7th-15th century
1958.412feather mosaic on cottonAverage: 102.9 x 101.6 cm (40 1/2 x 40 in.)Gift of William R. CarlisleCCCC0
Feathered Tabard or Tunic
Andes, 7th-15th century
1992.104black and white feathers sewn to cotton tabby groundOverall: 94.3 x 63.7 cm (37 1/8 x 25 1/16 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric MarksCCCC0
Feathered Tabard or Tunic
Andes, 7th-15th century
1992.105polychrome feathers sewn to cotton tabby groundOverall: 98 x 53 cm (38 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric MarksCCCC0
Fragment of a Border
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, 4th-2nd Century BC
1921.1550cotton plain cloth embroidered in wool outline stitchAverage: 41.3 x 12.7 cm (16 1/4 x 5 in.)Gift of W. A. PriceCCCC0
Fragment
Peru, North Coast, Chimú Culture, 12th-15th century
1922.392plain cloth, brocaded; cottonAverage: 50.8 x 34.3 cm (20 x 13 1/2 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1925.654tabby, brocaded; cottonAverage: 31.1 x 44.5 cm (12 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Unfinished Cloth
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, Pachacamac, 12th-15th century
1925.660tapestry weave; cotton and woolAverage: 58.4 x 43.2 cm (23 x 17 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Large Cloth
Peru, North Coast, Chimú Culture, 12th-15th century
1925.665plain cloth with overlaid tapestry-like decoration; cotton and woolOverall: 142.3 x 33 cm (56 x 13 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.480camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)Overall: 5.8 x 14 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Large Cloth
Peru, North Coast, Chimu-Inka
1953.288plain tabby, brocaded: wool and cottonAverage: 88.9 x 149.9 cm (35 x 59 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Lower Border of a Garment
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú or Lambayeque (Sican) People
1954.68tapestry; wool and cottonOverall: 9.2 x 135.9 cm (3 5/8 x 53 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Embroidered Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 7th-1st Century BC
1962.240wool embroidery on wool tabby groundOverall: 18.5 x 20.4 cm (7 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)Bequest of Jane Taft IngallsCCCC0
Male Figure with Modern Additions
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay people
1991.141Original elements include the head and tunic; added elements include the skirt, red fringe, and belt; Cotton, camelid fiber, reeds; Slit tapestry (tunic and face); plain weave with supplementary weft (skirt)Overall: 30.5 x 15.2 x 10 cm (12 x 6 x 3 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Fragment Composed of Two Fabrics Joined
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.389plain compound twill and plain compound tabby; cottonOverall: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment formed of Four Separate Fabrics Joined
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.390two pieces plain cloth, two pieces compound twill; cottonAverage: 34.3 x 56 cm (13 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Border Strip
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.394tabby weave with supplementary pattern weft; cottonAverage: 9.6 x 71.1 cm (3 3/4 x 28 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Four Border Strips
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.395plain compound cloth; cottonOverall: 11.5 x 49 cm (4 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Three Fragments of a Border
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.396tabby with inset border of fancy twill, brocaded; cotton and woolPart 1: 11.5 x 45.7 cm (4 1/2 x 18 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Three Border Fragments
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1922.397tabby, brocaded; cotton and woolOverall: 11.5 x 56 cm (4 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment from a Mantle
Peru, North Coast, Chimú Culture, 12th-15th century
1922.517tabby, brocaded; border: single-face pattern weave (fancy twill); cotton and woolAverage: 52.1 x 64.8 cm (20 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)Gift of Dr. H. C. Bumpus, Brown UniversityCCCC0
Border Fragment
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1948.478embroidery in polychrome wools on cotton foundationAverage: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Spindle
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style, early period
1948.483wood with carved clay whorlOverall: 32.3 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (12 11/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Spindle
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style, early period
1948.484wood with carved clay whorlOverall: 32 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (12 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Spindle
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, 7th-10th Century
1948.485wood with carved clay whorlOverall: 22.3 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (8 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Four-Cornered Hat
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Inca Culture, 15th-16th century
1949.192camelid fiberOverall: 7.5 x 14 x 14 cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of John Wise in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry HumphreysCCCC0
Fragment
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1977.190tapestry: cotton and woolOverall: 30 x 20 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of Scandesign, Inc., ClevelandCCCC0
Textile Fragment
Peru, North Coast, 9th-12th Century
1990.225slit tapestry, cotton warp, camelid-fiber weftsOverall: 17.5 x 18 cm (6 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. GruenerCCCC0
Textile
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1992.231.1tapestry weaveOverall: 11 x 26 cm (4 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity TrustCCCC0
Textile
Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century
1992.231.2double clothOverall: 34.5 x 16 cm (13 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.)The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity TrustCCCC0
Textile fragment
Pre-Columbian, 10th century
1992.367camelid fiberOverall: 25.5 x 11.5 cm (10 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)Gift of Al Schroeder and his grandchildrenCCCC0
Triple Cloth
Peru, Recuay Culture, 4th Century BC-8th Century AD
1993.242triple cloth: woolOverall: 8.3 x 33.7 cm (3 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)Gift of David BernsteinCCCC0
Double Cloth
Peru, Recuay Culture, 4th Century BC-8th Century AD
1993.243woolOverall: 4.5 x 23.5 cm (1 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)Gift of David BernsteinCCCC0
Fragments of a Belt
Peru, South Andes, Tiwanaku style, late 4th-early 5th Century
1996.348camelid wool; tapestryAverage: 86.5 x 4.7 cm (34 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)Gift of Steve and Gail Berger in honor of Margaret Young-SanchezCCCC0
Trapezoidal Bag
Peru, South Coast, Arica culture, or Chile, North Coast, 13th-15th century
1998.52alpaca woolOverall: 52.5 x 39 cm (20 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Trapezoidal Bag
Peru, South Coast, Arica culture, or Chile, North Coast, 13th-15th century
1998.53alpaca woolOverall: 52.2 x 35 cm (20 9/16 x 13 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Textile Fragment with Interlace Pattern
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - AD 1), Yauca Valley?
2005.15camelid fiber and cotton; brocaded plain-weaveOverall: 51.8 x 21.3 cm (20 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Panel from the End of a Sash
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - AD 1), Carhua or Chucho?
2005.18cotton; camelid fiber; tapestry and plain-weaveOverall: 26 x 16.3 cm (10 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Mantle with Oculate Being
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (700 BC - 1 AD), Carhua?
2005.19cotton; double-clothOverall: 74.9 x 108 cm (29 1/2 x 42 1/2 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Loincloth with Feather(?) Motifs
Peru, Central Andes, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 11th-16th century
2008.58plain weave, tapestry weave; cotton, camelid fiberOverall: 204.5 x 91.4 cm (80 1/2 x 36 in.)The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial FundCCCC0