About This Artwork

Chuquibamba
Possibly Ica Valley, south coast, Peru

Poncho, A.D. 1476/1532

Camelid wool, single interlocking tapestry weave and five-color complementary weft weave with center band of complementary weft weave
199.4 x 257.5 cm (78 1/2 x 101 3/8 in.)
Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment, 1999.290

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Richard F. Townsend, "Burial Mantle,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 29, 2 (1999), pp. 10-11.