Motif from a Mantle or Tunic of a Flying Bird

ca. 1300

Camelid wool; coiling, looping, embroidery

11.43 x 15.24 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)

Gift of Erik Jacobsen

2017.40.6

Culture:

Central Andes, Chimú or Chancay

Period:

Late Intermediate Period

Classification:

Textiles

Status:

Not on view

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.