Man's Tunic (Cushma)

1970s Overall: 119.4 x 119.4 cm (47 x 47 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.351

Women are the main artists among Peru’s Shipibo. The designs (kené) on this tunic are based on the skin patterns of the legendary Great Boa (the mother of water creatures) or the patterns that in mythic times covered the world like a web, today revealed by dreams, visions, and...

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