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Source Description
The bird-headed creature in profile that repeats in each of this tunic's design fields gazes upward, holds a staff of authority in front of its body, and wears an ornate headdress behind which a three-feathered wing can be seen. The extremely high technical quality of such tunics suggests that the Wari reserved bird imagery for their most exalted rulers. Here, the original incorporated more than twice as much yarn as the routine--some 19 miles, all handmade and much dyed an inky, dark blue, the most prestigious of Wari colors.
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164430
label
Half of a Sleeved Tunic
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object
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164430
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object
title
Half of a Sleeved Tunic
description
The bird-headed creature in profile that repeats in each of this tunic's design fields gazes upward, holds a staff of authority in front of its body, and wears an ornate headdress behind which a three-feathered wing can be seen. The extremely high technical quality of such tunics suggests that the Wari reserved bird imagery for their most exalted rulers. Here, the original incorporated more than twice as much yarn as the routine--some 19 miles, all handmade and much dyed an inky, dark blue, the most prestigious of Wari colors.
date
c. 500–1000
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79992013
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 88.6 x 101.9 cm (34 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.)
cul
Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century
accession
2005.53.b
Source extras
tec
single-interlocked tapestry; cotton warp; camelid fiber weft
tombstone
Half of a Sleeved Tunic, c. 500–1000. Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century. Single-interlocked tapestry; cotton warp; camelid fiber weft; overall: 88.6 x 101.9 cm (34 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2005.53.b
collection
T - Pre-Columbian
citations
citation
Bergh, Susan E., Luis Guillermo Lumbreras, and Luis Jaime Castillo. Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes. [New York]: Thames & Hudson, 2012.
page_number
p.166, 272
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:31:38.394000
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164430
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Textiles
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T - Pre-Columbian
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single-interlocked tapestry; cotton warp; camelid fiber weft
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0
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photo
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