Fan?, Fragment
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Coastal Wari
MEDIUM
Feathers, bast fiber
DATES
600–1000
PERIOD
Middle Horizon or Late Intermediate
DIMENSIONS
4 3/4 × 1 × 6 1/2 in. (12.1 × 2.5 × 16.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
1995.47.84
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bundle of parrot feathers joined with plant fibers, possibly from a fan.
Condition: good.
Size: undetermined. Probable wearer: undetermined. Bird feathers secured by bast fibers plied and replied. Looped ends hold bent back ends of feathers, then plied to be bunched.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Coastal Wari. Fan?, Fragment, 600–1000. Feathers, bast fiber, 4 3/4 × 1 × 6 1/2 in. (12.1 × 2.5 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez, 1995.47.84. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.1995.47.84.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.1995.47.84.jpg., 2019
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