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Man's Tuniclate 15th-early 16th century

Not on view
Feather panel with horizontal alternating bands of cream-white and dark brown feathers, topped by irregular sections of white, teal-green, and brown feathers
Feather cloak composed of alternating horizontal bands of white and brown feathers, with iridescent green-tinged feathers at upper corners, mounted flat against a neutral background.
Close-up photograph of layered bird feathers, cream and white wispy plumes at upper left transitioning to overlapping brown and iridescent green-tipped feathers across the lower and right portions.

Unknown, Man's Tunic, late 15th-early 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council and Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Tunic
Culture
Inka
Place Made
Peru, North Coast, Inca or Chimu
Date Made
late 15th-early 16th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave ground with applied feathers
Dimensions
24 3/4 × 27 1/2 in. (62.87 × 69.85 cm) (WxH) Dimensions as currently mounted (HxWxD) : 28 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 3/4 inches (width is 24 3/4 in. + screw eyes)
Credit Line
Costume Council and Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.77.70.12
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot. Sacred Gifts: Precolumbian Art and Creativity. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1994.
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
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  • 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