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Tunic (Incomplete)circa 1450-1540

Not on view
Woven textile fragment with allover diamond grid pattern on a honey-gold ground, each cell filled with stylized animal and human figures in crimson, navy, and ivory
Woven textile with a tan ground, featuring a diagonal grid of diamond-shaped panels in deep purple, amber, and crimson, each containing stylized animal and stepped geometric figures; a braided cord runs vertically down the center.
Woven textile fragment with a diagonal grid of diamond-shaped panels in deep red, dark brown, and tan, each containing stylized figures and zoomorphic forms in white, red, and ochre against contrasting backgrounds.
Woven textile with a diagonal grid of diamond-shaped medallions in crimson, cream, dark purple, and tan, each containing paired facing quadruped figures rendered in fine tapestry weave.
Woven textile fragment with a diagonal diamond grid in tan, deep purple, crimson, and amber, each diamond enclosing stylized running or leaping figures with circular eye motifs in fine tapestry weave.
Woven textile fragment with a diagonal diamond grid pattern on a cream ground; each diamond contains stylized bird and animal figures in deep red, ochre, dark brown, and white.

Unknown, Tunic (Incomplete), circa 1450-1540, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tunic (Incomplete)
Culture
Place Made
Peru, North or North Central Coast
Date Made
circa 1450-1540
Medium
Camelid fiber and cotton, slit tapestry and eccentric weave, loop stitch embroidery
Dimensions
a: 39 × 11 1/2 in. (99.06 × 29.21 cm) b: 36 7/8 × 22 3/4 in. (93.66 × 57.79 cm) Frame: 44 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (113.03 × 100.33 × 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.75.50.3a-b
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles