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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Motif from a Mantle or Tunic of a Flying Bird
ca. 1300
Camelid wool; coiling, looping, embroidery
11.43 × 15.24 cm (4 1/2 × 6 in.)
Gift of Erik Jacobsen
2017.40.6
Geography:
Central Andes, Peru
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Central Andes, Chimú or Chancay
Period:
Late Intermediate Period
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
David Bernstein, to 1984; 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.
