1975.61 Poncho with central medallion and double-headed birds (Peru, Spanish Colonial)

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The convergence of Andean and European cultures that marked the Spanish-Colonial period was distinctively expressed through Peruvian
tapestry-woven textiles. As a weaving technique, tapestry had a distinguished history in the Andes, used for the finest elite textiles, or cumbi (qompi). This particular tapestry represents one of the most common types of colonial textiles, with concentric borders filled with animals and flowers and decorated by an outer ball-fringe design. The central medallion, decorative borders, flora and fauna reflect influences from Asian carpets, while the double-headed birds resemble the heraldic eagles of the Spanish Habsburg kings. Many ball-fringe and related tapestries served as hangings or furniture coverings. The woven opening in the central medallion of this tapestry indicates that it served as a poncho, an untailored male garment similar to Andean tunics, or uncu. The poncho thus reflects a dynamic
 hybridity of Andean technique and media with European and Asian motifs and styles.

Adpated from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text, 2015.
NOTES
  • Spanish Colonial, Colonial, 17th-18th century, updated by KJones in TMS on 10/15/13 and 11/29/13.
  • Updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Viceroyalty of Peru (Virreinato del Perú / New Peru): DMA
Process/materials
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
fringe (trimming): AAT: 300227830
ball-fringe (trimming): DMA
Historical periods
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Individuals
Subject terms
ponchos (outerwear): AAT: 300046187
red (color): AAT: 300126225
blue (color): AAT: 300129361
indigo (color): AAT: 300311066
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
pink (color): AAT: 300124707
cream (color): AAT: 300266242
concentric: AAT: 300010274
borders (ornament areas): AAT: 300010252
bands (decorative): DMA
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
flowers (plants): AAT: 300132399
floral patterns: AAT: 300010135
animals: DMA
lion (panthera leo species): AAT: 300310388
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
eagle: AAT: 300250049
medallions (ornament areas): AAT: 300077354
quatrefoils: AAT: 300009784
Asia: TGN: 1000004
carpets (rugs by form): AAT: 300185756
orientalism: AAT: 300055784
Hapsburg Empire (Habsburg Empire/former nation/state/empire): TGN: 7024438
Spanish Hapsburg (Hapsburg Empire/Habsburg Empire): DMA
hangings (coverings): AAT: 300205010
coverings: AAT: 300205009
hybridity: AAT: 300262022
European: AAT: 300020656
Native Andean: AAT: 300017918
Asian: AAT: 300018279
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1975: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the Leland Fikes Foundation, Inc. [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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General Description
The convergence of Andean and European cultures that marked the Spanish-Colonial period was distinctively expressed through Peruvian
tapestry-woven textiles. As a weaving technique, tapestry had a distinguished history in the Andes, used for the finest elite textiles, or cumbi (qompi). This particular tapestry represents one of the most common types of colonial textiles, with concentric borders filled with animals and flowers and decorated by an outer ball-fringe design. The central medallion, decorative borders, flora and fauna reflect influences from Asian carpets, while the double-headed birds resemble the heraldic eagles of the Spanish Habsburg kings. Many ball-fringe and related tapestries served as hangings or furniture coverings. The woven opening in the central medallion of this tapestry indicates that it served as a poncho, an untailored male garment similar to Andean tunics, or uncu. The poncho thus reflects a dynamic
 hybridity of Andean technique and media with European and Asian motifs and styles.

Adpated from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text, 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
  • Spanish Colonial, Colonial, 17th-18th century, updated by KJones in TMS on 10/15/13 and 11/29/13.
  • Updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Viceroyalty of Peru (Virreinato del Perú / New Peru): DMA
Process/materials
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
fringe (trimming): AAT: 300227830
ball-fringe (trimming): DMA
Historical periods
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Individuals
Subject terms
ponchos (outerwear): AAT: 300046187
red (color): AAT: 300126225
blue (color): AAT: 300129361
indigo (color): AAT: 300311066
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
pink (color): AAT: 300124707
cream (color): AAT: 300266242
concentric: AAT: 300010274
borders (ornament areas): AAT: 300010252
bands (decorative): DMA
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
flowers (plants): AAT: 300132399
floral patterns: AAT: 300010135
animals: DMA
lion (panthera leo species): AAT: 300310388
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
eagle: AAT: 300250049
medallions (ornament areas): AAT: 300077354
quatrefoils: AAT: 300009784
Asia: TGN: 1000004
carpets (rugs by form): AAT: 300185756
orientalism: AAT: 300055784
Hapsburg Empire (Habsburg Empire/former nation/state/empire): TGN: 7024438
Spanish Hapsburg (Hapsburg Empire/Habsburg Empire): DMA
hangings (coverings): AAT: 300205010
coverings: AAT: 300205009
hybridity: AAT: 300262022
European: AAT: 300020656
Native Andean: AAT: 300017918
Asian: AAT: 300018279
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1975: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the Leland Fikes Foundation, Inc. [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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birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
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animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
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%Archived
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
blue (color): AAT: 300129361
red (color): AAT: 300126225
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
lions (animals/panthera leo species): AAT: 300310388
bands (decorative): DMA
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
flowers (plants): AAT: 300132399
eagle: AAT: 300250049
*Latin American Art
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
cream (color): AAT: 300266242
concentric: AAT: 300010274
borders (ornament areas): AAT: 300010252
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Asia (continent): TGN: 1000004
floral patterns: AAT: 300010135
European: AAT: 300020656
weaving: AAT: 300053642
carpets (rugs by form): AAT: 300185756
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
pink (color): AAT: 300124707
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
warp: AAT: 300227930
weft: AAT: 300227934
cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670
hybridity: AAT: 300262022
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Viceroyalty of Peru (Virreinato del Perú / New Peru): DMA
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
tapestry (process): AAT: 300061981
medallions (ornament areas): AAT: 300077354
indigo (color): AAT: 300311066
Native Andean: AAT: 300017918
camelidae (camelid) fiber: AAT: 300310434
hangings (coverings): AAT: 300205010
interlocked tapestry: AAT: 300228526
orientalism: AAT: 300055784
quatrefoils: AAT: 300009784
fringe (trimming): AAT: 300227830
ponchos (outerwear): AAT: 300046187
coverings: AAT: 300205009
Asian: AAT: 300018279
ball-fringe (trimming): DMA
Spanish Hapsburg (Hapsburg Empire/Habsburg Empire): DMA
Hapsburg Empire (Habsburg Empire/former nation/state/empire): TGN: 7024438
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