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Sleeved Tunic
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The Chancay (<strong><em>chan</em></strong><em>-kai</em>) people of Peru’s central coast created one of the ancient Andes’s best-known textile legacies through artistically elaborate men’s tunics and loin cloths, women’s dresses and headcloths, and shawl-like mantles. Two traits indicate that this tunic is a high-prestige garment: its labor-intensive tapestry-woven technique and its substantial use of alpaca fiber imported from the adjacent highlands.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, Chancay people |
|---|---|
| Date | 1460s–1532 |
| Culture / Origin | Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people |
| Medium | Cotton, camelid fiber |
| Dimensions | length back of neck to hem: 40.6 cm (16 in.); width across shoulders: 128.9 cm (50 3/4 in.) |
| Department | Textiles |
| Type | Textile |
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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