Half Tunic
Unknown Artist
16th century
Medium
interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool
Dimensions
92.7 × 72.1 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1951.393
About this artwork
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.