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Object Number
974-10-30/8910
Display Title
Standing female figure, member of Inca nobility, holds large bird (duck?)
Descriptions
Object Description
Standing female figure, member of Inca nobility. Holds large bird (duck?). European style skirt, native-type woven cloak and shoulder sash. Glass eyes. Wood and polychrome. 12" h. Capital lettering on base: "10 Mama Chinbu Ocllo"
Inventory Description
Wooden human female figurine, on pedestal base, painted, holding bird.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1600-1800
Culture
- Inca
- Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 × 13.5 × 7.9 cm, 0.9846 lb. (12 × 5 5/16 × 3 1/8 in., 446.6 g)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-10-30/8910
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