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Description: Paracas mantle with mythical figures with feline and bird features, detail

TitleParacas mantle with mythical figures with feline and bird features, detail

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/culturePeruvian

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 800–100 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid fiber and cotton; plain weave and stem stitch embroidery

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=41%2E0%2F%201508

Accession number41.0/1508

SubjectsTextile designIndian textile fabrics--PeruAnimals, Mythical, in art

StatusSouth Coast, Ica, Peru

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PART III
Exhibition of Industrial Art in Textiles and Costumes, 1919

Ann Marguerite Tartsinis

Description: An American Style: Global Sources for New York Textile and Fashion Design,...

An American Style: Global Sources for New York Textile and Fashion Design, 1915–1928

The Exhibition of Industrial Art in Textiles and Costumes (1919) was the culmination of the museum’s efforts to inspire textile and fashion designers through its ethnographic collections...

Author

Ann Marguerite Tartsinis

PublisherBard Graduate Center

Related print edition pages: pp.72-87

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00254.004

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21668&redirecttoanchor=69427

Chapter subject tags:Museum exhibitsClothing and dress--United StatesIndustrial design--United StatesArt criticismArt, Modern--Indigenous influences

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Huipil

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator nationality/cultureGuatemalan

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton; plain weave with grid pattern created by continuous supplementary warps and wefts

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=65%20%20%2F%203639

Accession number65/3639

Huipil

Drawing of a bird, feline, snake conflation embroidered on a poncho

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a bird, feline, snake...

Drawing of a bird, feline, snake conflation embroidered on a poncho

Shark-falcon impersonator embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 100–200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Shark-falcon impersonator embroidered on...

Shark-falcon impersonator embroidered on mantle

Drawing of anthropomorphic figure embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 100–200

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of anthropomorphic figure...

Drawing of anthropomorphic figure embroidered on mantle

Composite figure embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 100–200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Composite figure embroidered on mantle

Mantle fragment

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date300–100 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool

Dimensions85 7/8 x 34 in. (218 x 86.3 cm)

LocationLinde Collection, Phoenix

Mantle fragment

Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a loincloth

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a...

Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a loincloth

Textile fragment depicting masked figures holding staffs

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureChavín-Karwa

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date900–200 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsPainted cotton

Dimensions94 7/8 x 24 in. (241 x 61 cm)

LocationMuseo Amano, Lima, Peru

Accession numberMA.3230

Textile fragment depicting masked...

Textile fragment depicting masked figures holding staffs

Bandolier Bag (Aazhooningwa’on)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureAnishinaabe (Native American)

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1890–1910

Object typeTextile

MaterialsGlass beads, cotton, and silk

Dimensions37 13/16 × 12 3/16 × 13/16 in. (96 × 31 × 2 cm)

LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.

https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-011105

Accession numberYPM ANT.011105

Bandolier Bag (Aazhooningwa’on)

Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a hanging

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a...

Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a hanging

Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1200–1350

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsMarine shell

DimensionsLength 9 in. (22.9 cm)

LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville

Accession number37-1-20

Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent...

Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif

Pendant in the form of a mythic double-headed creature with serpentine motifs

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator roleJeweler

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsSpondylus shell

LocationCollection of Anthony Patano, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Pendant in the form of a mythic...

Pendant in the form of a mythic double-headed creature with serpentine motifs

Panel Fragment

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 15

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1100–1400

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton

Dimensions13 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (34.3 x 15.9 cm)

LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut

Accession number1994.16.14

Panel Fragment

Man’s kente (Oyokoman pattern)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1920–1930

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5340846

Accession number2015.12

Man’s kente (Oyokoman pattern)

Bag

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 22

Creator nationality/cultureTlingit

Creator roleArtist

Object typeContainer

MaterialsFulled wool, wool twill, cotton, glass beads, wool yarn, thread

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=50%2E2%2F%206650

Accession number50.2/6650

Bag

Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on a small mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on...

Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on a small mantle

Fight between Merodach (Bel) and the Dragon

Posted by:John Carlson

May 07

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1876

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationIn George Smith, "The Chaldean Account of Genesis," (London: Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1876), facing p. 62.

Fight between Merodach (Bel) and the...

Fight between Merodach (Bel) and the Dragon

Mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation dateAD 1–200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool

Dimensions93 7/8 x 42 in. (238.3 x 106.6 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/33772

Accession number1970.293

Mantle

Seat in the form of mythical creature

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 200–400

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions16 3/8 x 10 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (41.5 x 27.7 x 26.7 cm)

LocationMuseo Antropológico del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Accession numberGA-1–2448–83

Seat in the form of mythical creature

Fragment of an engraved whelk shell with an Underwater Panther or piasa

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1200–1400

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsMarine shell

DimensionsHeight 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)

LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville

Accession number37-1-43

Fragment of an engraved whelk shell with...

Fragment of an engraved whelk shell with an Underwater Panther or piasa

Mural fragment depicting two plumed coyotes with heraldic emblems

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan

Creator rolePainter

Creation dateAD 600–750

Object typePainting

MaterialsFresco

Dimensions29 x 78 in. (73.7 x 198 cm)

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51312.html

Accession number1950-134-404

Mural fragment depicting two plumed...

Mural fragment depicting two plumed coyotes with heraldic emblems

Description: Armorial bearings of Ubertino da Carrara. P. P. Vergerius, "Liber de...

Armorial bearings of Ubertino da Carrara. P. P. Vergerius, "Liber de principibus Carrariensibus et gestis eorum," fol. 26v

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370–1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions354 × 255 mm

LocationMuseo Civico, Padua

Accession numberMS. Segnato BP. 158 (MS. 144)

Armorial bearings of Ubertino da...

Armorial bearings of Ubertino da Carrara. P. P. Vergerius, "Liber de principibus Carrariensibus et gestis eorum," fol. 26v

Kinnara

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureNepali

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1400–1500

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (9.2 × 8.9 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2012.6

Kinnara

Drawing of a shark embroidered on a mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 1–50

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a shark embroidered on a...

Drawing of a shark embroidered on a mantle

Model in Ainu bark fiber robe

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1916

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsBark fiber

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

https://images.library.amnh.org/digital/items/show/68958

Accession numberImage 2A18806

Model in Ainu bark fiber robe

Silk fragment

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

Silk fragment

Silk and gilt membrane fragment

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

Dimensions45 × 50 cm

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Silk and gilt membrane fragment

Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of four winged serpents engraved...

Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell

Description: Encirclement of Lesser Armenia by Muslim forces. Marino Sanudo, "Liber...

Encirclement of Lesser Armenia by Muslim forces. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 14r (bottom of page)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1321

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Accession numberMS. Vat. lat. 2972

Encirclement of Lesser Armenia by Muslim...

Encirclement of Lesser Armenia by Muslim forces. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 14r (bottom of page)

Hemispheric bowl depicting a mythical fish man

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator nationality/cultureMogollon

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 950–1150

Object typeContainer

MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white

LocationPrivate Collection

Hemispheric bowl depicting a mythical...

Hemispheric bowl depicting a mythical fish man

Throne leg

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1600–1800

Object typeFurniture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions20 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (50.8 × 20 × 21 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.32

Throne leg

Poncho with animal figures and geometric designs, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator nationality/cultureGuatemalan

Creator roleDesigner

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsCotton; plain weave with supplementary discontinuous weft (brocading); single face

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=65%20%20%2F%202194

Accession number65/2194

Poncho with animal figures and geometric...

Poncho with animal figures and geometric designs, detail

Woman’s kente

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1920–1940

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton and silk

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5346525

Accession number2017.20.4

Woman’s kente

Tehuelche cow hide, decorated, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator nationality/cultureArgentinian

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1907–1908

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCow hide

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=40%2E0%2F%20%20756

Accession number40.0/756

Tehuelche cow hide, decorated, detail

Description: Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol....

Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 17v (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator name (description)After the abridged Latin translation by Peter of Abano

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0009/bsb00095113/images/index.html?seite=40&fip=193.174.98.30

Accession numberClm. 826

Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser,...

Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 17v (detail)

Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 07

Creator nationality/cultureNavajo (Diné)

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1855–1865

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined edges; corner tassels

Dimensions149.6 × 173.9 cm (58 7/8 × 68 1/2 in.)

LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/157115

Accession number2001.151

Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)

Drawing of a falcon embroidered on a poncho

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a falcon embroidered on a...

Drawing of a falcon embroidered on a poncho

Man’s kente

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5346522

Accession number2017.20.1

Man’s kente

Model in Sioux dress with beaded yoke

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1916

Object typeClothing/Costume

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

https://images.library.amnh.org/digital/items/show/26578

Accession numberImage 2A18844

Model in Sioux dress with beaded yoke

Textile with sun motif

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation dateAD 100–500

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton and feathers

Dimensions25 1/2 x 28 7/8 in. (64.8 x 73.4 cm)

LocationAlan Brown Gallery, Hartsdale, New York

Textile with sun motif

Mexican Textiles and Peruvian Photographs, installation photographs

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 15

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1958

Object typePhotograph

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

Mexican Textiles and Peruvian...

Mexican Textiles and Peruvian Photographs, installation photographs

Anzu Bird

Posted by:John Carlson

May 07

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date865–860 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGypsum

LocationBritish Museum, London

Anzu Bird

Drawing of a mealy parrot embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a mealy parrot embroidered on...

Drawing of a mealy parrot embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1500

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)

LocationField Museum, Chicago

Accession number146.50664

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel

Ruth Reeves in Native American dress

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1916

Object typeClothing/Costume

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

https://images.library.amnh.org/digital/items/show/26565

Accession numberImage 2A18824

Ruth Reeves in Native American dress

Drawing of a black-crowned night heron embroidered on a poncho

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a black-crowned night heron...

Drawing of a black-crowned night heron embroidered on a poncho

Condor impersonator embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 100–200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Condor impersonator embroidered on...

Condor impersonator embroidered on mantle

Creation date770–800 AD

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver with niello inlay

Dimensions23.5 cm (diam.)

LocationIran Bastan Museum, Tehran, Iran

Bowl

Projecta's Casket

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 380

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsSilver and gold

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=59394&partId=1

Projecta's Casket

Piasa effigy pipe

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1300–1500

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsLimestone

DimensionsHeight 4 in. (10.2 cm)

LocationTennessee State Museum, Nashville

Piasa effigy pipe

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureChavín

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date800-700 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsPainted cotton

Dimensions10 3/4 x 30 7/8 in. (27.3 x 78.4 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22731

Accession numberPC.B.545

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

Creation date1186–1215

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWalnut wood, sawn, cut, carved, drilled

Dimensions166 × 103 × 4 cm

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525416/t%C3%BCr-architekturelement

Accession numberI. 1989.43

Door

Vessel depicting batlike supernatural creature

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 250–550

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (21.5 x 13.3 cm)

LocationArthur M. Sackler Collections, New York

Accession number82.6.22

Vessel depicting batlike supernatural...

Vessel depicting batlike supernatural creature

Students studying textile samples, Cooper Union, New York

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1921

Object typePhotograph

LocationCooper Union Libray, New York

Students studying textile samples,...

Students studying textile samples, Cooper Union, New York

Arm band

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleJeweler

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsGold, pearls, and ruby

Dimensions4 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (12.07 × 6.35 × 6.99 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5160194

Accession number1996.218

Arm band

Effigy of a mythic horned animal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 1–400

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsPetrified wood

Dimensions10 x 3 x 2 1/4 in. (25.5 x 7.6 x 5.8 cm)

LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Accession number82-35-10/29685

Effigy of a mythic horned animal

Shoshoni bag

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator nationality/cultureNative American

Creator roleDesigner

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsElk hide, glass beads, cloth, thread

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=50%20%20%2F%202347

Accession number50/2347

Shoshoni bag

Face-and-scroll theme tapestry

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureWari

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 600

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton and wool

Dimensions56 1/8 x 21 1/4 in. (142.4 x 54 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj23054

Accession numberPC.B.499

Face-and-scroll theme tapestry

Octopus bag

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 22

Creator nationality/cultureTlingit

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1875–1925

Object typeContainer

MaterialsFelt, cotton, yarn, glass beads

LocationRobert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington

https://fleming-collections.uvm.edu/objects/2570/octopus-bag?ctx=8199f039-b141-40b5-ab3b-12054269ad2f&idx=0

Accession number1951.31.23

Octopus bag

Constellation of Scorpius or the Scorpion, showing the winged serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Constellation of Scorpius or the...

Constellation of Scorpius or the Scorpion, showing the winged serpent

Printed cloth with spider motifs: fancy print cloth, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator name (description)Produced by Hitarget, China

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date2012

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWax print

LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, Los Angeles

Accession numberX2013.16.4

Printed cloth with spider motifs: fancy...

Printed cloth with spider motifs: fancy print cloth, detail

Woman’s two-hide dress

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator nationality/cultureNative American

Creator roleDesigner

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsHide, fur, Hudson Bay beads, appliquéd flannel, cloth, sinew, thread, pigment

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=50%2E2%2F%205828

Accession number50.2/5828

Woman’s two-hide dress

Description: First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol....

First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 4r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator name (description)After the abridged Latin translation by Herman of Dalmatia

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1403

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions254 × 175 mm

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/3/144038

Accession numberMS. 785

First decan of Aries. Albumasaar,...

First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 4r

Tapestry with Human Figure and Bird Design

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 15

Creator nationality/cultureChimú

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1000–1476

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton

Dimensions23 13/16 x 25 1/2 in. (60.5 x 64.8 cm)

LocationYale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut

http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-232177

Accession numberYPM ANT.232177

Tapestry with Human Figure and Bird...

Tapestry with Human Figure and Bird Design

Dance apron

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 22

Creator nationality/cultureKwagu’ł Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw

Creator roleDesigner

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsWool, cotton cloth, glass beads, puffin beaks, dentalium shells

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%20%20%2F%202356

Accession number16/2356

Dance apron

Jar with dragonlike design

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureCoclé

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 600–800

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions13 x 14 in. (33 x 35.5 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Jar with dragonlike design

Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a...

Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a mantle

Drawing of a female condor embroidered on a poncho

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a female condor embroidered...

Drawing of a female condor embroidered on a poncho

Vessel with Marine Beings

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 50–200

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions7 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (18.6 x 17.2 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91377

Accession number1955.2100

Vessel with Marine Beings

Vessel depicting composite fish, feline, and human figure

Engraved whelk shell with four winged serpents surrounding a cross-in-circle motif

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1200–1350

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsMarine shell

DimensionsLength 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville

Accession number37-1-39

Engraved whelk shell with four winged...

Engraved whelk shell with four winged serpents surrounding a cross-in-circle motif

Adinkra

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1971

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton with natural dyes

LocationCollection of Dr. Martha Ehrlich

Adinkra

Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1280–1450

Object typeContainer

MaterialsRamos Polychrome

Dimensions8 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (22.2 x 23 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Jar with both a plumed serpent and a...

Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent

Vessel depicting mask and mythical creature

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 200–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions8 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (20.5 x 21 x 23.5 cm)

LocationMuseo Antropológico del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Accession numberJC 4–57–80

Vessel depicting mask and mythical...

Vessel depicting mask and mythical creature

Tapestry fragment depicting "mama llama" and herder

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureTiwanaku

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation dateAD 400–800

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool

Dimensions14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.3 cm)

LocationVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

Accession number60.44.1

Tapestry fragment depicting "mama llama"...

Tapestry fragment depicting "mama llama" and herder

Sash

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 01

Creator name (description)Probably Choctaw artist

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1820–1830

Object typeTextile

LocationPeabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Sash

Cover (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator nationality/cultureArgentinian

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeTextile

MaterialsLinen needle lace; filet and drawn thread work

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/108163.html?mulR=1981776802|1

Accession number1923-69-1

Cover (detail)

Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details of recurrent design

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 200 BC

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru

Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details...

Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details of recurrent design

Description: Seven deadly sins. "Mélagnes théologiques," fol. 57v...

Seven deadly sins. "Mélagnes théologiques," fol. 57v (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1400–1500

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

Accession numberMS. fr. 9608

Seven deadly sins. "Mélagnes...

Seven deadly sins. "Mélagnes théologiques," fol. 57v (detail)

Textile (kente)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1925

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk and dye

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5327272

Accession number2006.45

Textile (kente)

Kente

Knife (maripi)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 21

Creator nationality/cultureMaori

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1700–1800

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsWood, vegetable fibre, Haliotis shell, and shark teeth

Dimensions8 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 in. (22.5 × 6.5 × 2.5 cm)

LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow

http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/366

Accession numberGLAHM E.352

Knife (maripi)

Engraved bottle with winged serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1450

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Accession number1932.3.5

Engraved bottle with winged serpent

Double-sided man’s tunic with tocapu

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator nationality/cultureBolivian

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1550–1600

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsCotton, camelid fiber, silk, and metal; tapestry weave

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=%20%20%20B%2F%201500

Accession numberB/1500

Double-sided man’s tunic with...

Double-sided man’s tunic with tocapu

Description: Anthropology collection objects presented at Clark Wissler's lecture Primitive...

Anthropology collection objects presented at Clark Wissler's lecture Primitive Textile Arts

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1916

Object typeDrawing

LocationNew York Public Library

Anthropology collection objects...

Anthropology collection objects presented at Clark Wissler's lecture Primitive Textile Arts

Serape

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 15

Creator nationality/cultureQuerétaro

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1875–1950

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton

Dimensions81 x 50 in. (205.7 x 127 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/51191

Accession number1958.13.22

Serape

Jar with a composite creature with a macaw head and a human leg

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1280–1450

Object typeContainer

MaterialsRamos Polychrome

Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (17.2 x 18.7 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Jar with a composite creature with a...

Jar with a composite creature with a macaw head and a human leg

Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on...

Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Model in West African Hausa embroidered cotton agbada or boubou robe

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1916

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsEmbroidered cotton

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

https://images.library.amnh.org/digital/items/show/68959

Accession numberImage 2A18809

Model in West African Hausa embroidered...

Model in West African Hausa embroidered cotton agbada or boubou robe

Nose Ornament

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 09

Creator name (description)Central and South American

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator roleJeweler

Creation date100–800 AD

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsHammered and cut silver and gold

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/49049/nose-ornament

Accession number2001.916

Nose Ornament

Description: Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing four Underwater Panthers or piasas...

Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing four Underwater Panthers or piasas surrounding a cross-in-circle motif

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of an engraved whelk shell...

Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing four Underwater Panthers or piasas surrounding a cross-in-circle motif

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1500

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions6 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (17.2 x 32.4 cm)

LocationDr. James F. Cherry Collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel

Caftan (Coat) Covered with Syrian Silk Showing Senmurvs (Fabulous Monsters), detail

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date800–900 AD

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsSilk and fur

Dimensions140 cm

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.+archaeological+artifacts/435266

Accession numberКЗ-6584

Caftan (Coat) Covered with Syrian Silk...

Caftan (Coat) Covered with Syrian Silk Showing Senmurvs (Fabulous Monsters), detail

Description: Mušhuššu-dragon, symbol of the God Marduk, from the Processional Way...

Mušhuššu-dragon, symbol of the God Marduk, from the Processional Way in Babylon

Posted by:John Carlson

May 07

Creator nationality/cultureBabylonian

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation date652–604 BC

Object typeMosaic

MaterialsTerra-cotta glazed and molded bricks

LocationDetroit Institute of Arts

https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/mushhushshu-dragon-symbol-god-marduk-55602

Accession number31.25

Mušhuššu-dragon,...

Mušhuššu-dragon, symbol of the God Marduk, from the Processional Way in Babylon

The Art Amateur Working Designs, Numbers 1693–1696

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1896

Object typeIllustration

LocationPublished in "The Art Amateur" 35, no. 4 (Sept. 1896). Fine Arts Department, Boston Public Library

The Art Amateur Working Designs, Numbers...

The Art Amateur Working Designs, Numbers 1693–1696

Bowl with insect and rabbit designs

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMimbres

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1000–1150

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm); diameter 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm)

LocationMuseum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff

Accession number834 NA3288.50

Bowl with insect and rabbit designs

Description: First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 6v...

First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 6v (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator name (description)After the abridged Latin translation by Herman of Dalmatia

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

Accession numberMS. Lat. 7330

First decan of Aries. Albumasaar,...

First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 6v (detail)

Kente (green with peppers)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1920–1930

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5346526

Accession number2017.20.5

Kente (green with peppers)

Bear clan headdress adorned with abalone shell

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 22

Creator nationality/cultureKaigani Haida

Creator roleDesigner

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsCloth, seal skin, abalone shell, string

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=%20%20%20E%2F%202534

Accession numberE/2534

Bear clan headdress adorned with abalone...

Bear clan headdress adorned with abalone shell

Cover of the Dover edition of Franz Boas’s Primitive Art

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 22

Creator nationality/culture’Namgis Kwakwaka’wakw

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1955

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBoas, Franz, "Primitive Art" (Dover Publications, 1955)

Cover of the Dover edition of Franz...

Cover of the Dover edition of Franz Boas’s Primitive Art

Bandolier Bag (Aazhooningwa’on)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureAnishinaabe (Native American)

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1900–1930

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool, glass beads, and cotton

Dimensions41 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 3/8 in. (106 × 35 × 1 cm)

LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.

https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-030873

Accession numberYPM ANT.030873

Bandolier Bag (Aazhooningwa’on)

Blanket or Rug

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 07

Creator nationality/cultureNavajo (Diné)

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1895–1905

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool, dovetailed tapestry weave; twined edges and ends

Dimensions308 × 157.5 cm (121 1/4 × 62 in.)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/153685

Accession number1999.581

Blanket or Rug

Drawing of a snake embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a snake embroidered on an...

Drawing of a snake embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Luster Bowl with Winged Horse

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1170–1200

Object typeContainer

MaterialsStonepaste; luster-painted on opaque monochrome glaze

Dimensions3 1/4 × 8 in. (diam.) (8.3 × 20.3 cm (diam.)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446860

Accession number16.87

Luster Bowl with Winged Horse

Description: Ethiopia. "Les Secrets de l'histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et...

Ethiopia. "Les Secrets de l'histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et choses mémorables du monde," fol. 20r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1480

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions305 × 210 m

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

Accession numberMS. fr. 22971

Ethiopia. "Les Secrets de l'histoire...

Ethiopia. "Les Secrets de l'histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et choses mémorables du monde," fol. 20r

Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 1200

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions3 x 7 7/8 in. (7.5 x (20 cm)

LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield

Accession number819/849

Underwater Panther effigy vessel with...

Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif

Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator nationality/cultureMogollon

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 950–1150

Object typeContainer

MaterialsMimbres Black-on-white

LocationAutry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles

Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned...

Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned serpent

Reproductions of six slides, Aztec snake and flower motifs

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1916

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsArchival negative

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

Accession numberImage 219782; Image 219786

Reproductions of six slides, Aztec snake...

Reproductions of six slides, Aztec snake and flower motifs

Eye-Dazzler Blanket

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureNative American

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1870–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool with pigment

Dimensions53 × 96 in. (134.6 × 243.8 cm)

LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.

https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-010681.004

Accession numberYPM ANT.010681.004

Eye-Dazzler Blanket

Hexagonal Tile Ensemble with Sphinx

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1160–1180

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStonepaste; over- and underglaze-painted, gilded

Dimensions9 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (23.5 × 21 × 2.9 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452817

Accession number1976.245

Hexagonal Tile Ensemble with Sphinx

Argillite platter

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 22

Creator nationality/cultureHaida

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1875–1925

Object typeFlatware

MaterialsArgillite

LocationRoyal BC Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Accession numberB-01601

Argillite platter

Description: Printed cloth with spider motifs: wax print cloth depicting a spider and its web,...

Printed cloth with spider motifs: wax print cloth depicting a spider and its web, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator name (description)Produced by Hohlenstein Textildruckerei AG, Switzerland

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1825

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWax print

LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, Los Angeles

Accession numberX2015.34.18

Printed cloth with spider motifs: wax...

Printed cloth with spider motifs: wax print cloth depicting a spider and its web, detail

Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a poncho

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a...

Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a poncho

Man’s kente

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1920–1930

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5346523

Accession number2017.20.2

Man’s kente

Drawing of a male condor embroidered on a mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a male condor embroidered on...

Drawing of a male condor embroidered on a mantle

Sketches of mythical animals and trees

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 20

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1300–1399

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsBrush and ink on paper

Dimensions5 1/2 × 5 1/3 in. (14.5 × 13.5 cm)

LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz

https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN73601389X&PHYSID=PHYS_0101&DMDID=DMDLOG_0101

Accession numberDiez A, fol. 73, S. 46, nr. 3

Sketches of mythical animals and trees

Drawing of a falcon embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a falcon embroidered on an...

Drawing of a falcon embroidered on an unidentified garment type

Leaves 17v–18r from Helmingham Herbal and Bestiary

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsGouache and watercolor, with pen and ink, on parchment

DimensionsBinding (closed): 17 3/4 × 12 3/16 in. (45.1 × 31 cm)

LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:9452785

Accession numberFolio C 2014 4

Leaves 17v–18r from Helmingham...

Leaves 17v–18r from Helmingham Herbal and Bestiary

Safe Conduct Pass (Paiza) with Inscription in Phakpa Script

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 20

Creator nationality/cultureChinese

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1275–1300

Object typeOther

MaterialsIron with silver inlay

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39624

Accession number1993.256

Safe Conduct Pass (Paiza) with...

Safe Conduct Pass (Paiza) with Inscription in Phakpa Script

Textile

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk; warp faced plain weave

Dimensions17 × 12 3/8 in. (43.2 × 31.4 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/450741

Accession number47.15

Textile

Bottle with Underwater Serpents

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1500

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware and pigment

Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/185165

Accession number2005.156

Bottle with Underwater Serpents

Tapestry fragment representing a condor-feline figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 400 BC

Object typeIllustration

Tapestry fragment representing a...

Tapestry fragment representing a condor-feline figure

Design for printed cotton based on hieroglyphs from the Yucatan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1917

Object typeDrawing

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

https://images.library.amnh.org/digital/items/show/55261

Accession numberImage 36782

Design for printed cotton based on...

Design for printed cotton based on hieroglyphs from the Yucatan

Palazzo Bandini-Piccolomini, horse-stay

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 23

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSiena, Italy

Palazzo Bandini-Piccolomini, horse-stay

Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureChavín

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date900–200 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsPainted cotton

Dimensions35 3/8 x 24 3/4 in. (89.9 x 62.9 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22730

Accession numberPC.B.544

Textile fragment with splayed cayman...

Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs

Pajamas, worn by Imogene Wilson

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1924

Object typeClothing/Costume

LocationMuseum of the City of New York

Accession number01.55.Lab

Pajamas, worn by Imogene Wilson

Chasuble, detail

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1107–1143

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

Dimensions1.25 × 5 m

LocationParochial Church Quintanaortuño, Burgos, Spain

Chasuble, detail

Woman’s kente (ammere Oyokoman pattern)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1940–1950

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5346524

Accession number2017.20.3

Woman’s kente (ammere Oyokoman...

Woman’s kente (ammere Oyokoman pattern)

Pampas cat impersonator embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Pampas cat impersonator embroidered on...

Pampas cat impersonator embroidered on mantle

Drawing of a pampas cat embroidered on a skirt

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a pampas cat embroidered on a...

Drawing of a pampas cat embroidered on a skirt

Tripod vessel depicting plumed serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 600–750

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsDiameter 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.20

Accession number1965.20

Tripod vessel depicting plumed serpent

Second Phase Chief Blanket (Hanoolchaadi)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureNative American

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1850–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool with pigment

Dimensions62 1/2 × 75 in. (158.8 × 190.5 cm)

LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.

https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-010681.001

Accession numberYPM ANT.010681.001

Second Phase Chief Blanket...

Second Phase Chief Blanket (Hanoolchaadi)

Creation date900–1100 AD

Object typeContainer

MaterialsGilded silver

Dimensions35.8 cm (diam.)

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525546/senmurv-platte

Accession numberI. 4926

Tray

Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 29v

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator name (description)After the abridged Latin translation by Herman of Dalmatia

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1403

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions254 × 175 mm

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/44/144038

Accession numberMS. 785

Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser,...

Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 29v

Aztec water motif

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1916

Object typeDrawing

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History Library, New York

Accession numberImage 219784

Aztec water motif

Quintus Flaccus Horatius, "Opera": initial

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1501

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence

Accession numberMs. D'Elci 516

Quintus Flaccus Horatius, "Opera":...

Quintus Flaccus Horatius, "Opera": initial

Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1280–1450

Object typeContainer

MaterialsRamos Polychrome

Dimensions8 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (22.2 x 23 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Jar with both a plumed serpent and a...

Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent

Mexican Textiles and Peruvian Photographs, installation photographs

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 15

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1958

Object typePhotograph

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

Mexican Textiles and Peruvian...

Mexican Textiles and Peruvian Photographs, installation photographs

Mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool

Dimensions100 3/4 x 59 in. (256 x 150 cm) (without fringe)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/238415

Accession numberM.72.68.7

Mantle

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes

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Jul 09

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1215–1216

Object typeContainer

MaterialsStonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise

Dimensions8 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (diam.) (20.8 × 16.8 cm (diam.))

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/448671

Accession number32.52.1

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes

Fragment

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 15

Creator nationality/cultureChancay

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1000–1400

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool

Dimensions7 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (19.7 x 31.8 cm)

LocationJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut

Accession number1994.16.21

Fragment

Assyrian winged bull, guardian of the palace gate

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 04

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date885BC–860BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLimestone

DimensionsH. 123 1/2 × W. 26 1/2 × D. 122 in. (313.7 × 67.3 × 309.9 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322608

Accession number32.143.1

Assyrian winged bull, guardian of the...

Assyrian winged bull, guardian of the palace gate

Falcon impersonator embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 100–200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Falcon impersonator embroidered on...

Falcon impersonator embroidered on mantle

Fragment of stamped, resist-dyed blue cotton textile, northern India

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1000–1200

Object typeTextile

LocationKelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Accession number22685

Fragment of stamped, resist-dyed blue...

Fragment of stamped, resist-dyed blue cotton textile, northern India

Description: Rose Ransier receiving award for winning the Knitted Textile Association's First...

Rose Ransier receiving award for winning the Knitted Textile Association's First Annual Knit Competition

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1973

Object typePhotograph

Rose Ransier receiving award for winning...

Rose Ransier receiving award for winning the Knitted Textile Association's First Annual Knit Competition

Mantle fragment

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas/Nazca

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date100 BC–AD 100

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool

Dimensions65 x 74 in. (165 x 188 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Accession numberPC356C

Mantle fragment

Vegetation impersonator embroidered on mantle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 100–200

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Vegetation impersonator embroidered on...

Vegetation impersonator embroidered on mantle

Underwater Panther effigy pipe

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1250–1450

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsGlendon limestone

Dimensions6 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (16 x 12.3 x 8.9 cm)

LocationMilwaukee Public Museum

Underwater Panther effigy pipe

Drawing of a guanay cormorant embroidered on a turban

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 50–100

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Drawing of a guanay cormorant...

Drawing of a guanay cormorant embroidered on a turban

Engraved shell gorget with piasa

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1250–1500

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsMarine shell

DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)

LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=183249

Accession number17/1042

Engraved shell gorget with piasa

Underwater Panther effigy vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1550

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee

Accession numberAC642

Underwater Panther effigy vessel

Description: Jackie Peters presenting fabric designs to William Kolbe, president of H. M. Kolbe,...

Jackie Peters presenting fabric designs to William Kolbe, president of H. M. Kolbe, and Carey Klippsten, merchandise manager for a Kolbe client

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1968

Object typePhotograph

LocationEbony Magazine

Jackie Peters presenting fabric designs...

Jackie Peters presenting fabric designs to William Kolbe, president of H. M. Kolbe, and Carey Klippsten, merchandise manager for a Kolbe client

M. D. C. Crawford with Ilonka Karasz

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 23

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation datec. 1916–1919

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsFilm negative

LocationBrooklyn Museum Archives

M. D. C. Crawford with Ilonka Karasz

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel, with swastika on back of head

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1500

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

LocationPink Palace Museum, Memphis

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel,...

Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel, with swastika on back of head

Bowl depicting two figures and large fish

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMimbres

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1000–1150

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm); diameter 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm)

LocationUniversity of Colorado Museum, Boulder

Accession numberCU3267

Bowl depicting two figures and large...

Bowl depicting two figures and large fish

Wild Men and Moors

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1400

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool and linen

Dimensions39 3/8 × 192 15/16 in. (100 × 490 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tapestry-wild-men-and-moors-106003

Accession number54.1431

Wild Men and Moors

Description: Episodes from the life of Alexander the Great: Alexander plumbs the depths of the...

Episodes from the life of Alexander the Great: Alexander plumbs the depths of the ocean and the attack of the wild men

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFlemish

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1459

Object typeTextile

MaterialsTapestry

LocationGalleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome

Episodes from the life of Alexander the...

Episodes from the life of Alexander the Great: Alexander plumbs thte depths of the ocean and the attack of the wild men

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