Fragment from a Hanging or Garment

800–400 B.C.

Cotton; plain weave with oxide dyes (tannin/iron)

15.24 × 15.24 cm (6 × 6 in.)

Gift of Erik Jacobsen

2017.40.1

Geography:

Made in Central Andes, Peru

Status:

Not on view

Culture:

Central Andes, South Coast, Karwa, Chavín Culture

Period:

Early Horizon

Classification:

Textiles

Provenance:

Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2017; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).

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.