Tunic or Unku
Item number 41.1275.106 from the Brooklyn Museum.
Item number 41.1275.106 from the Brooklyn Museum.
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Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund
The Inca considered textiles more valuable than precious metals or gems. Textiles were symbols of power; clothing styles and designs identified a wearer’s social status. Rulers wore the finest tapestry-weave garments, called cumbi, such as the tunic displayed here. The unusual vicuña fringe on this tunic may have been added later.
In order to guarantee a supply of fine textiles, the Inca expanded herding and textile production into a state policy, setting up weaving workshops and collecting labor taxes in the form of woven garments.
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Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund
The Inca considered textiles more valuable than precious metals or gems. Textiles were symbols of power; clothing styles and designs identified a wearer’s social status. Rulers wore the finest tapestry-weave garments, called <i>cumbi</i>, such as the tunic displayed here. The unusual vicuña fringe on this tunic may have been added later.<br /> <br /> In order to guarantee a supply of fine textiles, the Inca expanded herding and textile production into a state policy, setting up weaving workshops and collecting labor taxes in the form of woven garments.<br />
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