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Tunic fragment with raptor birds
Tunic fragment with raptor birds

Tunic fragment with raptor birds

Date600-900
Label TextPeru has the longest textile-making tradition in the world and skilled weavers used a myriad of techniques. An interlock tapestry weave is employed here using finely spun fibers. The Wari were superb weavers of complex abstract designs; the schematized birds arranged in a sequence, seen here, are a striking example.
Object number46.114
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Patterns of Fiber, December 19, 1980 - March 8, 1981
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 1/4 x 34 in. (23.5 x 86.36 cm) Overall h.: 17 5/8 in. Overall w.: 41 5/8 in.
MediumAlpaca wool, cotton fiber
Poncho fragment:  three figural squares
Peruvian
ca. 700 - 800 A.D.
Object number: 46.131
Necklace fragment:  birds and flowers
Peruvian
200 B.C.-200 A.D.
Object number: 50.137
Tapestry fragment with double-headed birds
Peruvian
ca. 750 - 1385 A.D.
Object number: 46.121
Textile fragment: birds
Peruvian
1000-1400
Object number: 46.123
Textile fragment
Peruvian
Object number: 57.110
Tapestry fragment
Peruvian
0-100
Object number: 46.126
Textile fragment with figures, small boats and fish
Peruvian
ca. 500 - 800
Object number: 56.260
Turban panel
Peruvian
ca. 1000 - 1470
Object number: 69.129