1983.W.2229 Tunic with alternating stylized birds (Peru, central coast?)

This elaborate tunic consists of two panels seamed together at the center. The sleeves and collar are finished with supplemental embroidered edges. The stripes are vertical with three decorated bands on either side separated by thin stripes of blue, yellow, green, and red. The decorated bands portray alternating diagonal rows of bird forms and simple heads, possibly feline with pointed ears. The thin blue-and-cream stripes between the colored strips likewise represent interlocked avian and triangular heads, which shift between blue and cream. The interlocked tapestry weave and vertical stripes reflect highland influence.

Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text, 2015.

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

embroidering: AAT: 300053653

warp: AAT: 300227930

weft: AAT: 300227934

tapestry (process): AAT: 300061981

interlocked tapestry: AAT: 300228526

selvedge (textile components): AAT: 300227893

four-selvedged (textile components): DMA

Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332

Late Intermediate Period: AAT: 300017313

tunics (main garments): AAT: 300209869

blue (color): AAT: 300129361

yellow (color): AAT: 300127794

green (color): AAT: 300128438

red (color): AAT: 300126225

cream (color): AAT: 300266242

brown (color): AAT: 300127490

diagonal: AAT: 300010276

birds (animals): AAT: 300266506

birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751

avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA

head: AAT: 300262520

feline: DMA

triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806

bands (decorative): DMA

stripes: AAT: 300010230

zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028

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

1976-1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, on long-term loan from the above [1], [2]

From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Nora and John Wise Collection, bequest of John Wise [1], [2]

[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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