The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 26, 2025

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

Did You Know?

This wrap-around textile is meant for a female; the upper border folds over the bodice.
  • ?-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
  • Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
    Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 19-April 11, 1943).
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Source URL:

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