Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand carved wood and textile funerary figure of a standing man, wrapped in cotton and camelid wool (alpaca or llama) garments. The figure has a simple body with only legs, head, and a torso covered in a loin cloth and tunic, woven in a similar loose style. Chancay wood carvings are best known for their simple forms and sober visages using wood found in their coastal deserts to create decorative objects such as masks and statues. Scholars believe that such figures and cloth dolls were created to represent mortals rather than supernatural deities or spirits and such figures dressed in textiles are often found in tombs, their purpose is unclear, but it is probable they represented family members or servants to accompany the deceased to the afterlife. Size: 13.5" L x 4" W (34.3 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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  • Condition: Fraying and tearing to textiles. Chipping and splintering too wood. Fading to painted pigments. Modern metal eye hook is drilled into head verso for suspension.

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