1989.W.2321 Bag with tassels (Peru, Wari)

The fine tapestry weave of this multicolored bag is a testament to textile art production during the Middle Horizon (600-1000 CE). With cream and olive cotton warps—the longitudinal threads largely hidden by the colorful surface designs—the wefts are woven tightly across the front and back panels, which are stitched together at the sides and base. The polychrome designs are quite complex, created by up to fifteen colors. Frontal and profile avian faces are recognizable through their vertically divided black-and-white eyes.

Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1989.W.2320; 1989.W.2321], 2015.

Wari (Huari): AAT: 300017283

Wari (Huari): TGN: 1024536

Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056

textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063

textile materials: AAT: 300231565

camelidae (camelid) fiber: AAT: 300310434

cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670

weaving: AAT: 300053642

warp: AAT: 300227930

weft: AAT: 300227934

tapestry (process): AAT: 300061981

interlocked tapestry: AAT: 300228526

tassel (trimming): AAT: 300232185

Middle Horizon Period: AAT: 300017300

bags (costume accessories): AAT: 300198926

pouches (bags): AAT: 300194553

polychrome: AAT: 300252261

red (color): AAT: 300126225

blue (color): AAT: 300129361

yellow (color): AAT: 300127794

green (color): AAT: 300128438

olive (color): AAT: 300128307

pink (color): AAT: 300124707

orange (color): AAT: 300126734

white (color): AAT: 300129784

black (color): AAT: 300130920

cream (color): AAT: 300266242

geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764

stripes: AAT: 300010230

profiles (figures): AAT: 300123319

faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798

eyes (animal or human components): AAT: 300400484

teeth (animal components): AAT: 300400467

animals: DMA

feline (cat-like): DMA

birds (animals): AAT: 300266506

birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751

avian: DMA

beaks (animal components): AAT: 300400475

Until 1976: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]

1976-1989: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, on long-term loan from the above [1], [2]

From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, the Nora and John Wise Collection, bequest of Nora Wise [1]

[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.

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