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Half Tunic

Half Tunic

16th century
interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool
Overall: 92.7 x 72.1 cm (36 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1951.393
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

In Inca times, only the ruler and select nobles had the privilege of wearing t'oqapu tunics.

Description

The "t'oqapu" waistband and the deep V-yoke were standard decorations of Inca tunics. However, the fantastic animals represented in the yoke and the floral motifs in the main field identify this tunic as dating after the Spanish Conquest in 1532.
  • ?-1951
    Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1951
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
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    Pillsbury, Joanne. “El Uncu Inca: Tradición y Transformación.” Arte Imperial Inca: Sus Orígenes y Transformaciones desde la Conquista a la Independencia, Lima, Perú: Banco de Crédito del Perú (2020). p. 126
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    Gallery 107 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 20, 2002-January 26, 2004).
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