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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Fly Whisk/Fan
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Fly Whisk/Fan

AAT Object Form/FunctionFly Whisks
Place CreatedPeru, South America
MediumPlant fiber, cotton
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (21.6 x 18.4 cm)
Object number1989.008.149
Exhibition HistoryAndean Fiber Arts from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, May 11 - August 9, 1993
Andean Fiber Arts from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 13 - October 8, 1996
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 260, figure 573.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, possibly purchased from Gregory Quevillon [The Walrus Gallery], Kennebunkport, Maine, 1975.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas