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Tapestry-woven Yoke from a Tunic

800–1200?

Central Andes, North Central Coast, Moche-Wari Style

Medium
camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave
Measurements
Overall: 64.8 x 102.8 cm (25 1/2 x 40 1/2 in.); Mounted: 69.2 x 108 cm (27 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1925.667
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Description

This fragment comes from the upper area of a tunic, with thick embroidery defining remnants of the neck opening. In the rectangular area on the chest are two similar long-tailed creatures rendered in a highly geometric style. Each is rotated 90 degrees, so their tails are parallel to the bottom edge. The cloven hooves on their upper legs may identify the creatures as deer or Andean camelids, such as llamas or alpacas.
Tunic fragment in a roughly diamond shape with frayed edges, a "Y"-shaped patterned section meeting with plain, splotchy cream fabric. In the upper half, remnants of diamond outlines shrink, one within the other, towards the neck in shades of red, pink, and light blue patterned with connected spiked "s" shapes. A square below makes this "V" looks like a "Y," two geometric, spiked swirls of creatures face each other within, one pink and one yellow.

Tapestry-woven Yoke from a Tunic

800–1200?

Central Andes, North Central Coast, Moche-Wari Style

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