A Huari tunic, ca. A D. 700-1000

the complete sleeveless tunic or cushma tapestry woven with cotton warps and camelid wefts, with two long panels composed of repeat dual images of a confronted curly tailed spider monkey in profile, with step/scroll motif below, and the whole forming a symmetrical opposed image of a frontal depiction of the monkey face, with constricted bands on the outside edge; the neck and other areas showing wear.

Arts Primitifs, Paris, 1981

Cf. Reid (1986:fig. 53), and Lavalle (1988:185).

This style of playful yet thoroughly organized symmetrical opposition is a hallmark of fine Huari textiles.