chief’s poncho (trarican macuñ)

indigo-dyed sheep’s wool; ikat weaving technique

length 5 feet 4 inches, width 4 feet 1.5 inches (including fringe)

Mapuche people

Southern Chile (Temuco) or Argentina

circa 1875-1900

provenance:  collected in Argentina by Jack Daulton

condition: one or two small, unobtrusive, repaired areas