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:

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.