DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Vicuña Men’s Pancho
NamePoncho
Maker
Artist unrecorded
CultureBolivian
Date19th century
Place madeBolivia, South America
MediumVicuña fiber
DimensionsLargest: 30 5/16 × 50 in. (77 × 127 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. David Block III & Peggy Robinson
Object numberA.2023.9.3
Collections
ProvenanceDonor acquired items from his travels between 1964-2021.
DescriptionVicuna Men’s Poncho purchased in La Paz, Bolivia, 19th century. Vertical stripe designs of varying thickness, alternating cream and yellow/tumeric color
c. 1900
1930 - 1950
6th to 9th centuries