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Featherwork tunic front

A.D. 400–800
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave ( 2 pieces stitched together vertically), embroidered with feathers
Dimensions99.5 x 98.5 cm (39 3/16 x 38 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number60.253
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1960, sold by John Wise, Ltd., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1960)
Woman's skirt
20th century
Restricted: For reference only
Jonathan Beyuka
1970s
Klaus Moje
1989
Klaus Moje
1994
Woman's hat
late 18th century
Tunic
A.D. 400–800
Group shot: 2016.519.2-3
Bill Blass, Inc.
about 1995