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Object Number
974-10-30/8909
Display Title
Wood and polychrome and gesso standing female figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood and polychrome and gesso standing female figure, member of the Inca nobility. Wears native style cloak over long, colonial(?) style skirt. Sunburst fastening on cloak. Glass eyes. Crown-like hat. Long braids. Lettering on base: "2. Mama CCora Ocllo"
Inventory Description
Wooden human female figurine, on pedestal base, painted, holding bobbin.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1600-1800
Culture
- Colonial Period
- Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Plaster, Glass, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 30 × 10.8 × 8 cm, 1.0598 lb. (11 13/16 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in., 480.7 g)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-10-30/8909
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Josephine Smith Gould, 1974
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Eliphalet Smith, Jr.
(probably 1816)
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Josephine Smith Gould
Donor
Donated by
Morton Safford
(1974)
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