The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 12, 2026

Four horizontal camelid fiber fragments feature three-dimensional birds and flowers along a thick red base. Rounded figures in vibrant shades of red, blue, yellow, and purple form a dense, textured sequence of repeating natural motifs. Small multicolored tassels hang at regular intervals from the bottom edge. Intricate needlework creates a relief-like effect, with avian and floral forms branching out across the segmented, horizontally oriented textile fragments.

Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers

100 BCE–700 CE

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)
Overall: 5.8 x 14 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Gift of John Wise 1948.480
Location: Not on view
  • Shepherd, Dorothy. "Some Recent Acquisitions of Peruvian Textiles." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 37, no. 8 (October 1950): 179-180. Mentioned: p. 179 www.jstor.org
  • Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).
  • {{cite web|title=Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers|url=false|author=|year=100 BCE–700 CE|access-date=12 October 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.480