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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Votive Fiber Sculpture of an Anaconda
1000–1476
Camelid wool, vegetal or cotton stuffing, looping, embroidery
35.56 cm (14 in.)
Gift of Erik Jacobsen
2019.1.11
Geography:
Andes Mountains
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Andes, Central or South Coast (Ica?)
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
David Bernstein, to 1989; Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2019; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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.
