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Fragment of a T'OQAPU tunic

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This fragment was once part of an uncu, a poncho-like garment worn by men. The motif is called the "key checkerboard motif" and, together with many other square motifs, the t'ocapus, it forms a fund of signs that were certainly a means of communication. From the uncus one could tell from which ethnic group the wearer came, what his position within Inca society was, and possibly also his function. However, we do not know which t'ocapu describes what, so we cannot assign the wrench motif either. The interpretations range from "constellation" to "ancestral bone".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Fabric fragment
Dimensions
Length: 82 cm
Width: 38.5 cm
Material/Technique
Cotton, Camelid wool woven, worked, embroidered
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
116771

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Speyer; 1979
  • Production
    when
    15th - 16th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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