Fragment: Tunic Item Number: 3263/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Lower border fragment from a sleeveless tunic. Rectangular in shape with curvilinear designs across entire surface. Ground cloth is brown with dark red embroidery across entire surface. Stylized "W"-like shapes, pointing towards the right side, along the length of the border. Designs alternate between golden brown and dark green. Small "V"-like shapes, alternating between dark green and golden brown, amongst the curved elements of the "W"'s. Heading cord fragments visible along bottom edge of border.
Late Nasca style tunic.
Double running stitch used in the zigzag rows, made of camelid wool. Ground cloth made of cotton.
Collected in Peru before the 1970s by Ina VanStan, a Professor of Textiles and Clothing at the Florida State College for Women (Florida State University) from the 1940s to c. 1966. VanStan later gifted her collection to the donor. A large amount of the donation was used for teaching at the University of Alberta while others were mainly small study fragments.