The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Textile Fragment
c. 50–650 CE
Overall: 40 x 25.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 in.); Mounted: 60.6 x 41.6 cm (23 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2007.2.1
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
This fragment is a rare survivor of floods that destroyed much of the Moche textile record.Description
This fragment, one of several in the collection, is a rare survivor of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. It depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.- Ancient Andean Textiles (Ancient Andean textile rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4, 2021-December 4, 2022).Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 30, 2016-August 21, 2017).
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