Mummy Mask

59-26-1

From: Peru, Central Coast

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 59-26-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru, Central Coast
Culture Area Andean
Date Made ca. 500 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Shell
Description

Wood; face painted red; clam shell eyes inset; used as part of a mummy bundle; neck inserted into the bundle

Height 34 cm
Width 21 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd, 1959

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