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Tunic

A.D. 500–800
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueWool and cotton interlocked tapestry with eccentric wefts
Dimensions100 x 103.5 cm (39 3/8 x 40 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund
Accession number1978.124
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAbout 1954, purchased in Geneva by François Piraud, Rome [see note]; 1978, sold by François Piraud to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 1978)

NOTE: According to a letter from Mr. Piraud to the MFA (October 14, 1979), he purchased the tunic around 1954 from a dealer in Geneva who was no longer in business.
Chair seat or cushion cover
16th–17th century
Cover
mid-18th century or later
Tapestry: Cover
17th century or later
Group shot: 31.701-4
A.D. 500–800
Tapestry fragments
A.D. 500–800
Group shot: 31.701-4
A.D. 500–800
Group shot: 31.701-4
A.D. 500–800
Corner of central design
17th century or later
Carpet
17th century or later
16th–17th century
Strap
A.D. 1000–1476