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The Andean Uncu. The men's tunic ( uncu) was highly standardized in format, dimensions, and construction during the period of Inca sovereignty. Uncus were made of interlocked tapestry with cotton and the wool-like yarn derived from camelids (llama, alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña).
Inka colonial tunic, Peru, shortly after 1589(?), camelid fiber weft, 98 x 77 cm. American Museum of Natural History, New York, B/1500. In the colonial unku, the overall visual impression is of a dense packing of imagery.
Provenance. Exhibition History. References. Title: Sleeveless Tunic. Date: 15th–early 17th century. Geography: Peru, Rio Ica. Culture: Inca. Medium: Cotton, camelid hair. Dimensions: H. 31 x W. 41 1/2 in. (78.7 x 105.4 cm) Classification: Textiles-Woven.
For that the American example, I have suggested elsewhere Museum of Natural History tunic (see fig. 18) probably dates to shortly after 1589.113 This supposition is based on the inclusion of an Augustinian motif (the heart with an arrow) in the lower tokapu border and the role this tunic may have played in a shrine in the area where the garment ...
1 de ene. de 2002 · high-status Inka and colonial unku were created by interlocked tapestry, in which the brightly colored weft completely covered the undyed warp, creating designs of rich, saturated color.
Tunics, known as uncu in the language of the Incas (an ancestor of the present-day Quechua language), were the primary element of men’s attire in the Andes, and were worn over a simple loincloth.
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