Tunic and Band

1100–1532

Tunic and Band, 1100–1532. Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century. White cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocading; overall: 57.2 x 151.1 cm (22 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2011.111 Although these garments are similar in appearance and technical features, it is not clear that they were found or used together. To see the record for each, click “see all set records,” above. The Chimú forged an empire that thrived until the 1460s, when the Inka incorporated it into their own imperial domain.