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Object Number
2006.32.43
Display Title
Copper mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask, thin sheet of copper, stylized human face with earrings; 2 holes at forehead; 8 smaller holes
Inventory Description
Metal, worked, mask, flat, relief nose and chin, perforations, corrosion
Classification
- Miscellaneous
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. 1438 - 1532
Culture
- Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 23.5 x 1.1 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2006.32.43
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector
Benjamin Hertzberg
(3/4/1968)
Collector
Lilian Hertzberg
(3/4/1968)
Dealer
Federico Taino
(3/4/1968)
Donor
Harvard University Art Museums
(2006)
Seller
Federico Taino
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Raw Material |
Burial
| |
|
Media Restricted
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|
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Ivory Coast | |
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| |
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Raw Material
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| |
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Ornament
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
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Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2672 | Wooden face mask |
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|
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| |
| 37-77-50/2673 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
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| |
| 985-22-50/12078 | Large wood mask with copper strip overlays |
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|
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| |
| 986-14-50/12070 | Oval white face mask |
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Raw Material |
Nigeria
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Copper ornament in shape of bird
| 46-77-30/6052 | Copper ornament in shape of bird |
Ornament
|
Cajamarquilla
| |
| 21-15-30/F362 | Decorated copper |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Jequetepeque
|