Unknown Central and South American
Tunic

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureChimú

Titles

Tunic

Date1100–1450 AD

PlacePeru , South America

MediumWoven red alpaca wool and gilt silver

Dimensions15 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (38.7 × 61.6 × 7.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.970

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

Provenance(Sotheby's New York, Nov. 20, 1995, lot 46,);
(Possibly lot #29 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 20, 1986. Width is the same, but the height varies by two inches);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.970

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