Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, neck rounded with a small V at front. Front and back are painted in a variety of shapes and lines coloured red, yellow, dark brown and black. On the chest are two decorative designs of blue, red and green feathers with strands of beads. Below is sewn a brown and yellow bird with green tail and red back, facing down with head and beak freely hanging, wings and tail widely splayed. A toucan is sewn to the back, also facing down, with blue wings spread to the sides. Below is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and large dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.

Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, neck is rounded with a small V at front. Front and back are painted in a variety of shapes and lines coloured red, yellow,dark brown and dark blue. On the chest are two decorative designs of blue, yellow and green feathers with strands of beads. Below is sewn a bird facing down with head and beak freely hanging, wings and tail widely splayed. A toucan is sewn to the back, upright with wings high and pointed behind the birds body and head. Below is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and large dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.

Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, with a rounded neck and a small V at front. Front and back are painted in circular and geometric patterns and lines coloured red, blue, yellow and black. On the chest are decorative designs of blue and yellow feathers and strands of beads. Across the shoulders on the back is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, with feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. Each side of the tunic has a toucan sewn to the lower half, facing down with heads and large beaks freely hanging, wings and tails widely splayed. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.

Museum Collection Fund

Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez

Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez

Gift of George D. Pratt

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Fragment of an interlocking tapestry tunic. Approximately half of front-left side of a tunic with part of central selvage. Six bands of winged figures alternating with squares of four triangles on seven vertical stripes. Alpaca wool threads (cream, yellow-brown, red-brown, blue, brown, and black) on cotton warps.

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.