Tunic (Shirt) with Tapestry-woven Yoke (650–850): Art, History and Details

Tunic (Shirt) with Tapestry-woven Yoke (650–850) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

Likely an item of men’s wear, this tunic exhibits a variety of motifs. The upper panels feature an especially pronounced triangular pattern. The rectangle at the center of the chest displays a repeated frontal figure that stands out for its relatively large size and more rounded style. The surrounding elements are more right-angled, including the small figures in flanking positions and the birds in the borders.

Object facts

• Title: Tunic (Shirt) with Tapestry-woven Yoke
• Date: 650–850
• Culture: Central Andes, Northern Central Coast
• Type: Textile
• Technique: camelid fiber and cotton; tapestry-weave yoke and chest plaque, plain-weave body
• Dimensions: Overall: 71.1 x 100 cm (28 x 39 3/8 in.); Mounted: 86.4 x 116.8 cm (34 x 46 in.)
• Collection: T - Pre-Columbian
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1925.668

Collection credit

Gift of J. H. Wade

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