Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Headcloth with Deity and Fish
1000–1476
Cotton; square mesh or gauze weave, embroidery
38.1 × 31.75 cm (15 × 12 1/2 in.)
Gift of Erik Jacobsen
2019.1.191
Geography:
Made in Central Andes, Peru
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Central Andes, Central Coast, Chancay culture
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2019; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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