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Object Number
974-10-30/8905
Display Title
Wood and gesso polychrome figure, standing male, unbearded. wears coak and tunic
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood and gesso polychrome figure, standing male, unbearded. wears coak and tunic. All emblems attached. Condition is excellent. Eyes appear to be carved and painted. Lettered in capitals on base: "4. Mayta CCapac Papa"
Inventory Description
Wooden male human figure, on pedestal base, painted.
Classification
- Figurine
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1600-1800
Culture
- Inca
- Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Wood, Plaster, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 × 12.3 × 8.7 cm, 1.4001 lb. (12 13/16 × 4 13/16 × 3 7/16 in., 635.1 g)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-10-30/8905
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Eliphalet Smith, Jr.
(probably 1816)
Donor
Donated by
Morton Safford
(1974)
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