Nasca-Wari peoples / Tunic / 7th-9th century

Nasca-Wari peoples
Tunic
7th-9th century
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Creator Nationality: South American; Peruvian
Creator Name-CRT: Nasca-Wari peoples
Title: Tunic
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 600
Creation End Date: 899
Creation Date: 7th-9th century
Object Type: Costume and Jewelry
Classification Term: Textiles-Woven
Materials and Techniques: Camelid hair
Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 43 1/4 in. (54.6 x 109.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 29.146.23
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1929
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

The primary items of clothing for men in ancient Peru were tunics, with or without sleeves. They had a vertical slit opening at the top for the neck. Considerable effort and time were invested in making elaborate tunics since, in addition to being practical, among many groups they were statements of ethnic affiliation, social status, and religious beliefs. Peruvian tunics display a great deal of variety in weaving technique and patterning and a wide range of colors. This example, made in the slit-tapestry technique, with identical halves joined at the center and along the sides, is bold in color and very unusual in design. Its main pattern consists of two yet-to-be-identified, probably reptilian creatures with spotted zigzag bodies facing each other at the center line of the tunic. Their large heads have bicolored eyes, bared teeth, whiskers or barbels, and ears or fins. The tunic is currently said to be 'Nasca-Wari' style. While the shape and weaving technique are Nasca characteristics, the rendering of the eyes in two halves is indicative of the Wari style. This suggests that the tunic was woven in the Nasca area at a time when this region was under the influence of the Wari state.

AMICA ID: MMA_.29.146.23
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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