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Featherwork tunic front
Peruvian
A.D. 400–800
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave ( 2 pieces stitched together vertically), embroidered with feathers
Dimensions
99.5 x 98.5 cm (39 3/16 x 38 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number60.253
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFront of a sleeveless tunic. Rows of natural colored feathers - blue, orange, yellow, white, black - knotted on cotton cords which are couched down on a plain weave cotton foundation fabric. Pattern shows two anthropomorphic figures, a row of heads and a band of stepped squares. The base of the tunic is made of two piece of plain weave stitched together vertically.
Provenance1960, sold by John Wise, Ltd., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1960)