Who created "Tunic shoulder fragment"?

Tunic shoulder fragment was created by Chancay in 1000-1476.

When was "Tunic shoulder fragment" created?

This artwork was created 1000-1476.

Is "Tunic shoulder fragment" in the public domain?

Yes, Tunic shoulder fragment is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Tunic shoulder fragment

Q: What medium is "Tunic shoulder fragment"?

Tunic shoulder fragment is Cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single dovetail tapestry weave; edged with weft-faced plain weave with extended weft cut fringe.

Chancay

1000-1476

Medium

Cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single dovetail tapestry weave; edged with weft-faced plain weave with extended weft cut fringe

Dimensions

89.2 × 53.3 cm (35 1/8 × 21 in.)

Classification

weaving

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

85460

About the Artist

Chancay

The Chancay were a pre-Columbian culture that flourished along the central coast of Peru, in the valleys of the Huaura, Chancay, Chillón, and surrounding rivers, from approximately 1000 to 1470 CE. Emerging after the decline of the Wari civilization, the Chancay developed a distinctive artistic identity that set them apart from their Andean contemporaries, one defined above all by extraordinary ma...

Tunic shoulder fragment

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