Fish-Shaped Applique (Q60756941)

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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)
instance of: textile artwork (Q22075301) appliqué (Q621642) textile (Q28823)

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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