Tunic shoulder fragment
Chancay · 1000-1476 · Art Institute of Chicago
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This panel features a checkerboard pattern of openwork squares and squares with crested birds or ducks in profile. The top and bottom borders are patterned with rows of anthropomorphic figures, perhaps felines or monkeys. The use of tapestry weave to create recognizable motifs, combined with the squares of openwork, demonstrates the artistry and talent of Andean weavers.
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Details
- Maker
- Chancay, Central coast, Peru
- Date
- 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.)
- Place of origin
- Peru
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
