The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Band with Tassels

1455–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

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Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s

Cotton; weft-faced plain weave

Overall: 306.8 x 5.4 cm (120 13/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2005.5.5

Location

232 Andean

Fun Fact

The Chimú forged an empire that thrived until the 1460s, when the Inka incorporated it into their own imperial domain.

Description

This garment may have been found with others in the collection that formed a matched set worn by a noble of the Chimú, who rose to power on Peru’s north coast after the year 1000.

Citations
Rowe, Ann Pollard, and John P. O'Neill. Costumes & featherwork of the Lords of Chimor: textiles from Peru's north coast. 1984.
Exhibition history

The Ancient Americas- Art From Sacred Landscapes, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, (October 10, 1992- January 3, 1993); The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, (February- April 18, 1993); The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, (June 6- August 15, 1993).

Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27, 2014-July 27, 2015).

Ancient Andean Textiles (Gallery 232 rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 9, 2022-December 3, 2023).

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