Lambayeque miniature tunic

Title: Lambayeque miniature tunic
Description: This sleeveless tunic is decorated with a tree of life with branches, leaves, and flowers. The branches are tipped with zoomorphic heads and two condors perch in the top of each tree. The technique used in this tunic is slit tapestry.
Identifier: ML600141_SEP1
Type: Textile fabrics, Ancient
Creator: Unknown
Date: Fusion Epoch (800-1300 A.D)
Subject: cotton (textile); tunics; slit tapestry; zoomorphic; Mythology, Peruvian
Medium: Cotton and camelid thread
Coverage: Coast of northern Peru; Provincia de Lambayeque
Source: Larco Museum, Peru; https://www.museolarco.org/en/exhibition/permanent-exhibition/online-exhibition/textiles-from-ancient-peru/lambayeque-and-chimu-textiles/
Rights: Copyright © 2018 Museo Larco