Tunic fragment with raptor birds
Date600-900
Maker
Peruvian
Maker
Tiahuanaco
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, 1981Credit 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
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