


Inca Culture 1400 AD-1500 AD
Inca Unku (in Minimalist Style), Circa. 1400 AD
Woven, Camelid fibres
75 x 73 cm
29'5" x 28'7" in.
29'5" x 28'7" in.
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Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
Further images
This almost perfectly preserved tunic embodies the ideals of the Inca-style through the geometric designs intricately with a minimalist style. These esoteric and elusive designs had symbolic meanings, revealing the...
This almost perfectly preserved tunic embodies the ideals of the Inca-style through the geometric designs intricately with a minimalist style. These esoteric and elusive designs had symbolic meanings, revealing the ethnic identity and social rank of the individual. This particular creation is separated into the Land of the Four Quarters. Another motif seen through this tunic is the diagonal key; however, the symbolic representation of this is unknown. Although all information regarding these symbols has not been obtained, the patterns and colours are standardised, offering information at a glance. Weaving was specifically a female craft during the Inca reign; however, men occasionally partook in the craft when working with rougher fibres for more purposeful art. Unlike men, all women wove, ranging from common women to the wives of the emperor.
Exhibitions
Back to the Future, 40 years of Paul Hughes Fine Arts, Maiden Bradley, 2023Continuities, 2000 Years of Female Art in South America, Sala Brazil, Embassy of Brazil London, 2023
Confluences: 4000 years of South American Art, 2022, Cork Street, London, 2022
Our North is the South, Bergamin & Gomide, Sao Paulo, 2021
Frieze Masters 2019; 2000 Years of Abstract Arts
Publications
Our North is the South, Bergamin & Gomide, Sao Paulo, 2021Confluences in Art, 2019. Page. 59