Effigy

39-20-14

From: Peru

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 39-20-14
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Man
Description

Red ware; red and white paint. Figure of a man seated cross-legged. Wears long garment and simple head-cloth tied under chin. Mouth drawn back from teeth, possibly diseased. Face and neck with painted design. Broad strap draped on shoulders, may represent tump-line. Stirrup spout.

Height 20 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

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