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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
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.
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