Tunic and Band (1100–1532): Art, History and Details

Tunic and Band (1100–1532) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Although these garments are similar in appearance and technical features, it is not clear that they were found or used together. To see the record for each, click “see all set records,” above.

Object facts

• Title: Tunic and Band
• Date: 1100–1532
• Culture: Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century
• Type: Textile
• Technique: white cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocading
• Dimensions: Overall: 57.2 x 151.1 cm (22 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.)
• Collection: T - Pre-Columbian
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 2011.111

A detail from the museum

The Chimú forged an empire that thrived until the 1460s, when the Inka incorporated it into their own imperial domain.

Collection credit

Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.

View the collection record

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