Figural Sculpture

Chancay

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Caption

Chancay. Figural Sculpture, 1000–1532. Cotton, camelid fiber, plant seed, furcraea(?), 13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 14 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer, 36.406. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chancay

Title

Figural Sculpture

Date

1000–1532

Period

Late Horizon or Late Intermediate Period

Medium

Cotton, camelid fiber, plant seed, furcraea(?)

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (34 x 14 x 7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer

Accession Number

36.406

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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