The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 29, 2022

Dress

c. 1100-1532

Peru, South Highlands or South Coast, Chuquibamba style, 12th-16th century

Camelid fiber; tapestry and complementary-weft weave

Overall: 148 x 163.5 cm (58 1/4 x 64 3/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1940.498

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This wrap-around textile is meant for a female; the upper border folds over the bodice.

Provenance
?-1940
Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1940, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1940
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition history

Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.498