Textiles & Costume
Half Tunic
Textile
Details
- Author / creator
- Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century
- Object type
- Textile
- Date or period
- 16th century
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 92.7 × 72.1 cm
- Place of origin
- Peru
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs Eleanor Vane, 1951
- Fibres
- Wool
- Cotton
- Structure
- Tapestry weave
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
The "t'oqapu" waistband and the deep V-yoke were standard decorations of Inca tunics. However, the fantastic animals represented in the yoke and the floral motifs in the main field identify this tunic as dating after the Spanish Conquest in 1532.
Materials and technique
Interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool
