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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Litter Post with Tunic-Wearing Figure
© 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

Litter Post with Tunic-Wearing Figure

Place CreatedPeru, South America
CultureChimú
PeriodLate Intermediate
Date1000-1450 CE
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of Dr. John R. McLaren
Dimensions23 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 in. (60.3 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm)
Object number1991.016.003 A
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 1 - October 13, 1992
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
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), 272, figure 581a.
ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. John R. McLaren (1922-2005), Decatur, Georgia.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas