Tunic Fragment Item Number: 86.224.28 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
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.
Item History
- Made between 700 and 850
What
- Name
- Tunic Fragment
- Identification Number
- 86.224.28
- Type of Item
- fragment and tunic
- Material
- camelid fibre
- Overall
- length 21.25 in, width 14.1875 in
Who
- Culture
- Nasca-Wari, Early Intermediate and Middle Horizon
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 700 and 850
Other
- Classification
- Textile