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Tunic
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This garment embodies an important principle of the Chimú textile aesthetic: a love of combining different textures, some dense and sculptural and others so open and airy they are nearly invisible. (The hand-spun yarns are only .1 to .2 millimeters in diameter.) It also elegantly articulates the simplified, spare visual vocabulary that the Chimú favored, here geometric motifs.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, 12th-16th century |
|---|---|
| Date | 1100–1532 |
| Culture / Origin | Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century |
| Medium | white cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocading |
| Dimensions | Overall: 57.2 x 151.1 cm (22 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.) |
| Department | Textiles |
| Type | Textile |
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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