The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers

100 BCE–700 CE

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

embroidery of polychrome wools on cotton foundation
Overall: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Gift of John Wise 1948.481
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
  • Andean Gallery 107 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21, 2001-November 18, 2002).
    Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).
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