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Object Number
974-10-30/8908
Display Title
Standing female figure, wearing long skirt (postconquest style?) with native-sty
Descriptions
Object Description
Standing female figure, wearing long skirt (postconquest style?) with native-style woven cloak, holding gold painted rectangular container, which appears to be woven. Polychromed wood and gesso. Glass eyes. Capital letters on base: "4. Mama Ccoa"
Inventory Description
Wooden female human figure, on pedestal base, painted.
Classification
- Figurine
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1600-1800
Culture
- Colonial Period
- Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 30.48 × 12.5 × 8.5 cm, 1.1464 lb. (12 × 4 15/16 × 3 3/8 in., 520 g)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-10-30/8908
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