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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Artist: Unknown

Ceremonial Sling

1000–1476

Camelid wool, tubular construction, braiding

19.05 × 12.7 cm (7 1/2 × 5 in.)
Gift of Erik Jacobsen
2019.1.189
Geography: 
Peru
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Andes, South or Central Coast, Chancay culture
Classification: 
Textiles
Provenance: 

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

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