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Tunic
Peruvian
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool tapestry; remains of plain weave panels
Dimensions
71 x 146 cm (27 15/16 x 57 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWarp: cotton, 8 to cm. Weft: wool and a little cotton. Design: conventionalized birds, woven with yellow wool, with details of pink and blue wool and white cotton, on a lighter yellow ground. The birds in the lower row in front of the tunic are ornamented with smaller birds. Side panels of dark brown cotton cloth have been cut away on each side. Yellow wool fringe along bottom.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930