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Detail of Wari tunic

Wari Artisans700 A.D. - 1200 A.D.

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru

Ceremonial robe with stripes worn by the Wari nobility, decorated stripes with profiles of winged gods designs disposed for oblique symmetrical opposition

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  • Title: Detail of Wari tunic
  • Creator: Wari Artisans
  • Date Created: 700 A.D. - 1200 A.D.
  • Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
  • Location Created: Wari, Ancash, Perú
  • Physical Dimensions: Height 2130 mm x Width 2150 mm
  • Provenance: Donation
  • Subject Keywords: Textile, Tapestry, plain fabric, Wari, Huari, huari, wari, staff god, winged god
  • Type: Ceremonial clothes
  • External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
  • Medium: Cotton thread and camelid fiber threads probably alpaca and vegetable dyes
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

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