Fish-Shaped Applique (Q60756941)
Label from: English (en)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
material used:
cotton (Q11457)
camelid fiber (Q64175838)
fabrication method:
tapestry weaving (Q29167534)
eccentric weave (Q64160591)
depicts:
fish (Q152)
catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1933.392
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: This fish-shaped textile, a complete weaving with 33 finished edges, was stitched with others like it to a mantle, a shawl-like garment that was a staple of ancient Andean wardrobe. The partial “x-ray view,” which emphasizes the bony white teeth and spine, is unique to the style of the Ychsma (
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