Fragment / textile

Description

Fragment of a two-faced Wari tapestry tunic with a cotton warp and camelid fibre weft of various colours with stylised compression and expansion design of a male figure with bird head and wings holding a staff, similar to the central figure on the Gateway of the Sun, Tiahuanaco: South America, Peru, Wari

Museum reference

A.1956.1428

Collection

Americas

Object name

Fragment / textile

Production information

Peru, South America

Date

c. 750 - 900

Style / Culture

Wari

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Physical description

Coloured wools on cotton warp

Associations

Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, USA, North America