Corner from a Mantle

A.D. 800–1000

Camelid wool, cotton, supplementary weft, selvedged on one side with tubular finish.

36.83 × 50.8 cm (14 1/2 × 20 in.)

Gift of Erik Jacobsen

2019.1.25

Geography:

Andes Mountains

Status:

Not on view

Culture:

Andes, Wari-related style, (Huarmey Valley?, Chimú-Capac?)

Classification:

Textiles

Provenance:

Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2019; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography:

Vanessa Drake Moraga, Shamans, Supernaturals and Animal Spirits: Mythic Figures from the Ancient Andes, 2 vols. (Larkspur, Calif.: OLOLO Press, 2016), ill.

Ferdinand Anton, Altindianische Textilkunst aus Peru (Leipzig, Germany: Seeman Verlag, 1984), fig. 102.

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.