Cleveland Museum of Art

Half Tunic

Date

16th century

Medium

interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool

Culture

Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The "t'oqapu" waistband and the deep V-yoke were standard decorations of Inca tunics. However, the fantastic animals represented in the yoke and the floral motifs in the main field identify this tunic as dating after the Spanish Conquest in 1532. In Inca times, only the ruler and select nobles had the privilege of wearing t'oqapu tunics.

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