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Fragment of a tunic
Peruvian (Chimu)
Late Horizon or Early Colonial
A.D. 1476–1600 (?)
Object Place: North Coast, Peru
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool; top cloth: plain weave with supplementary weft; lining: plain weave and cotton padding
Dimensions
58 x 61 cm (22 13/16 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.242
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionTwo thicknesses of light cotton cloth, padded with raw brown cotton. Design: two conventionalized human figures, wearing flaring headdresses, woven with crimson, yellow, grayish brown, light brown and violet wool, and a little light cotton.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930