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Mantle converted into a tunic
Peruvian
Late Horizon
1476–1534
Object Place: Peru, Far South Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool tapestry with supplementary wefts and outlining
Dimensions
76 x 115 cm (29 15/16 x 45 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.252
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWarp: cotton, 8 to cm. Weft: wool. The ground is yellow wool tapestry, powdered with cross-shaped blocks of green and red tapestry, on which conventionalized birds are brocaded in yellow, white, green, and red wool. On the left edge is a green band, on the right is a band of black and green at a little distance from the edge. Stained, brittle.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930