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Tunic
Rimac (?)
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool plain weave; complementary weft with outlining and discontinuous weft substituting (lower border)
Dimensions
89 x 76.5 cm (35 1/16 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.241
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionThe body of the tunic is light brown cotton cloth. Around the bottom is an ornamental band crossed by diagonal stripes bearing conventionalized bird motifs and geometric figures bearing, woven with yellow, pale yellow, crimson, brown, dark brown, and violet wool, and white cotton.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930