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Half Tunic
16th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The "t'oqapu" waistband and the deep V-yoke were standard decorations of Inca tunics. However, the fantastic animals represented in the yoke and the floral motifs in the main field identify this tunic as dating after the Spanish Conquest in 1532.
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Details
- Title: Half Tunic
- Date Created: 16th century
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 92.7 x 72.1 cm (36 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Type: Textile
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.393
- Medium: interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool
- Fun Fact: In Inca times, only the ruler and select nobles had the privilege of wearing <em>t'oqapu</em> tunics.
- Department: Textiles
- Culture: Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century
- Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
- Collection: T - Pre-Columbian
- Accession Number: 1951.393
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