The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Horizontally long strip of the lower border of a garment featuring repeated geometric figures against a cream background. Legs covered by skirts, they hold out their arms in upside down "V" shapes, with two similar shapes arcing over their heads, one within the other. They are colored with various combinations of primarily yellow, red, and green with white dots for eyes and teeth. Two stacked bug-like creatures separate each figure from the next.

Lower Border of a Garment

1000–1470s

Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú or Lambayeque People

(Sican)
tapestry; wool and cotton
Overall: 9.2 x 135.9 cm (3 5/8 x 53 1/2 in.)
Gift of John Wise 1954.68
Location: 232 Andean
  • Ancient Andean Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 14, 2024-December 14, 2025).
    Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 28, 2018-August 26, 2019).
  • {{cite web|title=Lower Border of a Garment|url=false|author=|year=1000–1470s|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.68