DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Tunic
NameUpper Garment
CulturePeruvian
Dateca 1920, staff
Place madeIquitos, Loreto, Peru, South America
MediumBark fiber
DimensionsOverall: 45 1/4 x 31 1/8 in. (115 x 79 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Rene d' Harnoncourt
Object numberA.1981.79.1
ProvenanceNone provided in record
DescriptionBark cloth shirt composed of crumbled leaves, palms of aguaje tree, grasses, and the herb achiote. Tied together with pitz thread made from agave. Border reinforced by woven threads. Painted blood colored with repeating geometric shapes.
c. 1900
early 20th c.
Artist not recorded
Artist not recorded
c. 1935