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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Sampler tapestry
ca. A.D. 1000
Cotton and camelid wool
71.12 × 33.02 cm (28 × 13 in.)
Gift of Mark Landrum, B.A. 1961
2015.70.22
Geography:
Central Andes, Peru
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Central Andes, Central Coast, Chancay
Period:
Late Intermediate Period
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Purchased from Douglas Dawson, Ethnographic Arts, Oct. 24, 2006
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
