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Tunic
Wari
Middle Horizon
A.D. 500–800
Object Place: Peru, Probably South Coast
Medium/Technique
Wool and cotton interlocked tapestry
Dimensions
103.8 x 101 cm (40 7/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number1978.46
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCotton warp, wool weft. Design of six columns with alternative squares (A) outlined step fret in one half of square divided on the diagonal, abstracted profile face with characteristic split-eye in other half (lateral expansion toward tunic center makes fret half large, face half small). (B) highly abstracted four animal heads on two U-shaped bodies, with characteristics split eyes. Background columns red-purple. Other colors include natural tans, browns and white, dyed pink and blue-green (one instance).
ProvenancePurchased by MFA from Artweave Textile Gallery, 924 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, February 8, 1978.