Tunic fragment

NameTextile

CultureWari

Date700 - 1000

Place madePeru, South America

MediumAlpaca fiber, cotton

Dimensions21 1/2 × 30 in. (54.6101 × 76.2002 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.325

Object numberA.1955.86.325

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionNatural brown ground with fret and triangular motif in brown, red, white, pink tapestry weave. Interlocking key and fret motif combined with two masks symmetrically arranged. The edges are cut, indicating that the fragment was once part of a larger piece. [Catalogue card 1952]
One quarter of a tunic; Profile feline heads and stylized tails. Interlocked and dovetailed tapestry with alpaca wefts on a cotton warp, mounted and glassed.