Tunic Fragment Artist: Unknown

A.D. 650–900

Art of the Ancient Americas

Not on view

When the Nazca region fell to Huari domination, their naturalistic iconography succumbed to foreign influence. A Huari staff figure runs upon the surface of this cloth fragment, yet the black-outlined form and interest in overall color patterning, the distinctive marks of the Nazca artist, remain.

Medium

Wool and cotton compound weave

Dimensions

18 3/4 × 11 5/16 in. (47.7 × 28.8 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1937.4579

Geography

Central Andes, Peru

Culture

Central Andes, Wari

Period

Middle Horizon

Classification

Textiles

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Bought in Peru by Mrs. Moore, 1932.
Bibliography
  • Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 322, ill.
  • Loretta N Staples, A Sense of Pattern: Textile Masterworks from the Yale University Art Gallery, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1981), 52, no. 48, ill.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

clothing, fragments, human figures (visual works), textiles, tunics

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