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Benson, Elizabeth P. 1969 Supplement to the Handbook of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D. C., cat. 456.
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Cordy-Collins, Alana 1979 Cotton and the Staff God: Analysis of an Ancient Chavin Textile. In The Julius B. Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference, May 19th and 20th, 1973, Ann Rowe, Elizabeth P. Benson and Anne-Louise Schaffer, eds., pp. 51-60. The Textile Museum and Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., p. 51.
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Exhibition History
"Gods With Fangs", Museum of Primitive Art, New York, NY, 2/21 - 5/6/1962 (catalogue # 65).
"The Ancient Americas: Art from Secret Landscapes", Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 10/10/1992 - 1/3/1993; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2/14 - 4/18/1993; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 6/6 - 8/15/1993.
"Chavìn: Peru's Mysterious Temple in the Andes", Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland, 11/23/12 – 3/10/13.
Acquisition History
Purchased from John Wise, New York (dealer), by Michael Coe, 1961.
Gift to Dumbarton Oaks by Michael D. Coe, 1964.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC.
