Turban
Unknown Artist
1485–1640 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability)
Medium
Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots
Dimensions
139.7 × 139.7 cm
Classification
Garment
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2005.5.3
About this artwork
Chimú garments like this one consist of a large, rectangular central section—here measuring some 65 inches by 50 inches—with decorated tabs stitched to two opposite corners. Such garments probably were worn as turbans but we do not understand exactly how. For the purpose of display, the plain central section of this example has been folded to form a wide band, with the tabs arranged on either side.