Group of Whales from a Textile's Edging

Group of Whales from a Textile's Edging

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Group of Whales from a Textile's Edging
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Group of Whales from a Textile's Edging
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumCamelid wool and cotton
DimensionsEach, approximately: 13/16 × 1 1/2 in. (2.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1005.1-.27
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1005.1

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