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Poncho
Poncho

Poncho

mid 20th century
Medium/Techniquewarp-faced wool plain weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocading)
DimensionsLength x width: 83.8 × 119.4 cm (33 × 47 in.) (folded flat)
Credit LineGift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession number2018.3736
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBetween about 1962 and 1989, acquired by Emanuel Balkin and Lorraine Balkin (b. 1930 - d. 2017) for Décor International, Boston; 2018, gift of Emanuel Balkin to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)

NOTE: Emanuel and Lorraine Balkin founded and operated the gallery Décor International from 1962 until 1989.