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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
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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