Three-Dimensional Tassel from a Ceremonial Garment

1000–1450

Camelid wool, cotton; tapestry weave, fringe

13.97 × 5.08 cm (5 1/2 × 2 in.)

Gift of Erik Jacobsen

2017.40.60

Geography:

Central Andes, Peru

Status:

Not on view

Culture:

Central Andes, North Coast, Lambayeque Culture or Chimú

Period:

Late Intermediate Period

Classification:

Textiles

Provenance:

Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2017; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).

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.