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Half of a Tabard

Half of a Tabard

Chimú, Ica, or Chincha (“Provincial Inca”?) Peru, south coast, Possibly Nazca Valley
Date
1400-1532
Medium
Cotton, plain weave, with double warps and single wefts; embellished with feathers (likely from great or snowy egrets, Muscovy ducks,Chilean flamigos, and macaws) knotted and attached with cotton in back stitches
Dimensions
88.9 × 70.2 cm (35 × 27 5/8 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment