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Wall Hanging or Ceiling Canopy

Unknown artist, early 1900s

2.06 m × 94 cm

Taller than a doorway. Stood on end it is 1.2 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 94 cm
Width: 2.06 m
Medium: tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
Kind: Textile
Made in: Cambodia, Khmer People, early 20th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 90.2 x 205.7 cm (35 1/2 x 81 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 2.06 m × 90 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 2.06 m × 94 cm. Taller than a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made early 1900s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?: Tabby weave, weft ikat; silk, made in Cambodia, Khmer People, early 20th century, Cambodia, Khmer People, early 20th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.