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Wood mask; face on pole
Object Number 2006.32.42
Display Title Wood mask; face on pole
Descriptions
Object Description Wood mask; square human face on a pole, red pigment on face, black hair; pole striped yellow, black, red; with base; 1952 written on back
Inventory Description Mask, square face, carved, painted, on painted pole, cracked, wood base
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 37 x 11 x 5 cm (14 9/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1952; 2006.32.42
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Lilian Hertzberg (3/4/1968)
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (3/4/1968)
Dealer Federico Taino (3/4/1968)
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller Federico Taino

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