Five Shaman Figures from a Textile

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CultureParacas

Titles

Five Shaman Figures from a Textile

Date900–200 BC

PlacePeru

MediumPolychromatic woven textile

DimensionsOverall (each figure): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.5 × 4.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 5 1/2 × 15 7/8 × 1 in. (14 × 40.3 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1077

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

TEXTILES

Provenance[Galerie Meyer, Los Angeles, 1965]; Alan Lapiner; [Christie's, Paris, June 7, 2005, lot 302]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, June 7, 2005–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed Christie's label with additional "302" / "5207" on verso

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