Half Tunic
1500–1599
- Medium
- interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool
- Dimensions
- Overall: 92.7 x 72.1 cm (36 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century
About
The "t'oqapu" waistband and the deep V-yoke were standard decorations of Inca tunics. However, the fantastic animals represented in the yoke and the floral motifs in the main field identify this tunic as dating after the Spanish Conquest in 1532.