Figural sculpture
mid 20th century
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave and twilled structure, camelid fiber (wool), and reed
DimensionsOverall: 12.7 × 7 × 2.9 cm (5 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Donald and Marzina Bockler
Accession number2021.680
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFigurines
Collections
This and other figures like it were made in the mid-20th century for the tourist market from much older textiles attributed to the Chimu or Chancay cultures, which date from the 13th-15th century.
ProvenanceBetween 1968 and 1970, acquired in Peru by Donald J. Bockler (b. 1943 – d. 2008), Belmont, MA [see note]; 2008, by inheritance to his widow, Marzina Bockler, Belmont, MA; 2021, gift of Marzina Bockler to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 30, 2021)
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