Figurine

60-25-1

From: Peru | Chancay Valley

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 60-25-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Late Chancay
Provenience Peru | Chancay Valley
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 1000-1476 CE
Section American
Materials Wool | Cotton | Reed (plant)
Iconography Weaver | Woman
Description

Figure of woman seated on pillow facing an A-frame loom suspended from a tree on the top of which is a bird's nest with fledging.

Height 45.72 cm
Length 31.75 cm
Width 22.86 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Rosemary Albrecht, 1960

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