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Painted Wrapping for Mummy
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Painted Wrapping for Mummy

c.1100–1400 A.D. · plain cloth, painted; cotton

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Fine textiles were one of the most prestigious commodities in the ancient Andes.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePainted Wrapping for Mummy, c.1100–1400 A.D.. Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, 12th-15th century. Plain cloth, painted; cotton; average: 63.5 x 360.5 cm (25 x 141 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.494

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