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title: Inca Military Tunic
author: Fae
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4620/inca-military-tunic/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inca Military Tunic

_Authored by Fae_

## Image File

[![Inca Military Tunic](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4620.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4620.jpg)

## Image Caption

The standard military tunic of the [Inca civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/), c. 1400 and 1533 CE. In [Inca art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Art/) black represented [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) and red represented blood and [conquest](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/). (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, L.A.)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fae. (2016, March 10). Inca Military Tunic. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4620/inca-military-tunic/>
### Chicago
Fae. "Inca Military Tunic." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4620/inca-military-tunic/>.
### MLA
Fae. "Inca Military Tunic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4620/inca-military-tunic/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man%27s_Tunic_LACMA_M.76.45.8_(1_of_3).jpg) by [**Fae**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man%27s_Tunic_LACMA_M.76.45.8_(1_of_3).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 March 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.