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Tunic Fragment

Brooklyn Museum

86.224.28

Size: adult. Probable wearer: male. Vertical camelid fiber warp. Camelid fiber weft. Camelid fiber repair at shoulder. Tapestry weave with interlocked, occasionally dovetailed weft junctures. Backstrap loom woven. Fringe: camelid fiber separately woven with 2 warps. Ends are looped; sewn onto the unku. The design is of two opposed abstracted animals, possibly felines, executed in red, orange and blue colors. Condition: Good.

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

  • Type of Item fragment, tunic
  • Culture Nasca-Wari, Early Intermediate, Middle Horizon
  • Material camelid fibre
  • Measurements length 21.25 in, width 14.1875 in (overall)
  • Creation Date between 700 and 850
  • Classification Textile

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