Llama pectoral/chest ornament

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Date created: 1920 - 1950

Culture/People: Quechua
Previous owner: Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
Seller: Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
Presenter/funding source: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987; Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Stanley Selengut (an importer of Andean crafts) in 1970 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019).
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Place: Peru

See related items: Quechua; Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/5505
Barcode: 245505.000

Object Type: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Object Name: Llama pectoral/chest ornament
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, cotton cloth, wool yarn, thread, camelid wool
Techniques: Woven, sewn, spun, handspun, embroidered, fringed, tied
Dimensions: 44.00 x 49.00 x 50 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f4e2013-0c97-413d-aa12-72e237fa084e

Record ID: NMAI_261196