Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Votive Figure
200 B.C.–A.D. 100
Spun alpaca threads and alpaca fleece wrapped around fiber core; embroidery
16.51 × 12.7 cm (6 1/2 × 5 in.)
Gift of Erik Jacobsen
2018.22.12
Geography:
Made in Andes Mountains
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Andes, Sihuas Culture, Sihuas or Majes Valley
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2019; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).
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.
