Pre-Columbian Textiles (Peru)

Huari Culture Tunic (Unku)

Item

Title

Huari Culture Tunic (Unku)

Description

Huari Culture Tunic (Unku) of two panels representing stylized figures that describe human characters with feline and camelid features carrying staffs and holding prisoners, arranged in transverse bands.

Identifier

mali_03

Type

Textile fabrics, Ancient

Creator

Unknown, Huari culture

Date

600-900 A.D

Subject

Huari

Huari textile fabrics

Huari art

Mythology, Peruvian

Medium

Tapestry in cotton and camelid fiber

Format

104 x 114 cm.

Coverage

South-central Andes and coastal area of Peru

Provincia de Huari

Source

The Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

https://mali.pe/objects/1339/unku-con-disenos-estilizados?ctx=3564ef49da6ce8f7a309036345b249788cff00ae&idx=102

Rights

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Contributor

Prado Memory (Donor)

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Pre-Columbian Textiles

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