Figurine

58-17-116A

From: Peru | Northern Peru

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 58-17-116A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moche
Provenience Peru | Northern Peru
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Clay | Pigment
Iconography Woman | Child
Description

Mochicha Figurine. Mold-made; hollow figure of woman holding child in arms; plain back, head cover, necklace, cape and braids; red slipped (?); unpolished; white (post-fired?) paint on braids and elsewhere; flat base.

Credit Line Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958

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