A Nazca tunic, ca. A.D. 500-700

the complete garment woven in brown wool with thickly embroidered yoke and trim, the neck  and shoulders with diamond designs, the center line and edges with a coati with a smaller figure shown within the body, with stepped ear and curled tail, in alternating positions, with five finely braided strands accenting the center band, and with long fringe below; in bright shades of blue and red. 

Mr. and Mrs. John Tishman, New York, acquired before 1972

For highly similiar animals on a complete tunic, see Art of Ancient Peru, fig. 33; and as shown in Moraga (2005: pls. 40 and 41) for the coati type.  For the style and braiding, see Keleman (1943: pl. 190); and VanStan (1966: pl. 39) for a poncho in the Museo Amano, Lima.