1989.W.2403 Four-cornered mantle (Peru, Wari)

This large mantle is composed of two plain weave cotton segments with decorated corners. The corners along one side panel bear simple concentric diamonds created by supplemental red fibers. Along the other side, the corners are elaborated through a figurative block pattern of six distinct color pairs set in diagonal rows. The block figures are generally quadrupedal (with four legs), with long mouths and marked tails. Some figures have tails that curl up over the body, while other figures have short tails and feathered wings, recalling different natural or supernatural animals. Block patterns on four-cornered mantles sometimes correspond to motifs on four-cornered hats, suggesting a close association between these two textile adornments.

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

plain weave (process): AAT: 300312167

tabby (process): AAT: 300312167

supplementary-weft (textile components/textile weaving techniques by patterning): DMA

pattern weft (supplementary weft/textile components): AAT: 300227866

weft patterning (supplementary weft/textile weaving techniques by patterning): AAT: 300228486

weft wrapping (techniques): AAT: 300228560

Middle Horizon Period: AAT: 300017300

mantles (lliclla / outerwear): AAT: 300212298

four-cornered mantles (outerwear): DMA

four-cornered hats (headgear): DMA

red (color): AAT: 300126225

blue (color): AAT: 300129361

yellow (color): AAT: 300127794

green (color): AAT: 300128438

brown (color): AAT: 300127490

white (color): AAT: 300129784

black (color): AAT: 300130920

corners (object portions): AAT: 300266471

geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764

lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279

diamonds (motifs): AAT:  300009791

squares (geometric figures): AAT: 300055637

diagonal: AAT: 300010276

blocks (quilt components): AAT: 300204896

block color embroidery (textile process / style): DMA

step pattern: AAT: 300010229

stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171

figures (representations): AAT: 300189808

profiles (figures): AAT: 300123319

animals: DMA

Camelidae (family): AAT: 300310434

Lama glama (species): AAT: 300256340

llama (species): AAT: 300256340

alpaca (species): AAT: 300310567

supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947

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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