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Man's Tunic1470-1532

Not on view
Woven textile tunic with V-neck opening, covered in a grid of multicolored squares each containing an eight-pointed star in red, yellow, white, and maroon, over a solid red lower panel with fringe hem

Unknown, Man's Tunic, 1470-1532, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Tunic
Culture
Inka
Place Made
Peru, South Coast, Chiquibamba style
Date Made
1470-1532
Medium
Camelid fiber and cotton, dovetail tapestry with eccentric weave
Dimensions
37 1/4 × 30 1/2 in. (94.62 × 77.47 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.72.68.10
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Bier, Carol and Jessica Sloane, eds. "The Textile Museum Journal." Washington. D.C.: The Textile Museum, vol.31, 1992.
Selected Exhibition History
  • Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World. November 6, 2011 - January 29, 2012

Related Exhibitions

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Now on View: Graziella Laffi and Modern Peruvian Silver
Now on View: Graziella Laffi and Modern Peruvian Silver
  • February 25, 2015
  • Ilona Katzew, Curator and Department Head, Latin American Art and Ellen Dooley, Assistant Curator, Latin American Art
Design Inspiration
Design Inspiration
  • December 26, 2013