Tabard
Caption
Paracas Necropolis. Tabard, 200–600 C.E.. Leather; semi-tanned skins and fiber thread Conservation report by ASF dated 6/5/86 notes that under a microscope the presence of quill shafts protruding from the skin pores is indicated. It has been suggested that this may be the skin of a Coendous porcupine, native to the coastal areas of Peru (see Nowek, R. M. & J. L. Parades, eds., "Walker's Mammals of the World", 4th edition, v. II, pps. 799-800; Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983., 27 x 23in. (68.6 x 58.4cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 34.1600. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Tabard
Date
200–600 C.E.
Period
Early Intermediate Period
Medium
Leather; semi-tanned skins and fiber thread Conservation report by ASF dated 6/5/86 notes that under a microscope the presence of quill shafts protruding from the skin pores is indicated. It has been suggested that this may be the skin of a Coendous porcupine, native to the coastal areas of Peru (see Nowek, R. M. & J. L. Parades, eds., "Walker's Mammals of the World", 4th edition, v. II, pps. 799-800; Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983.
Classification
Dimensions
27 x 23in. (68.6 x 58.4cm)
Credit Line
Alfred W. Jenkins Fund
Accession Number
34.1600
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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