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Weaving Tool
(Ancient Americas )
A small bird perches upon the top of this weaving tool, consisting of a long tapering shaft. The feet and talons of the bird are not distinguished, but incisions on the surface highlight the bird’s tail feathers, wings, and beak. A hole has been drilled through the tool in place of the eye, possibly allowing the tool to have been attached to a string. The bird sits atop a small, flat square which has been divided into three vertical sections before joining with the shaft of the tool.
Provenance
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The Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; private collection, 1991, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Geographies
Peru (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 5 7/8 × W: 9/16 × D: 3/16 in. (15 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm)
Mount: H: 1/4 × W: 1 × D: 1 in. (0.6 × 2.5 × 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2009
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.1216