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Tall / Impressive Chancay Wood Mask
Tall / Impressive Chancay Wood Mask
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary mask of sizable form depicting a stylized anthropomorphic visage painted in white and red pigments. The petite mouth is overshadowed by the prominent, sharply-crested nose while a pair of diamond-shaped eyes rest below a tall forehead. Perforations along the brow perhaps accommodated additional ornamentation, and the perforation below the chin was perhaps used to attach the mask to a larger mummy bundle. Size: 3.25" L x 10.375" W x 21.5" H (8.3 cm x 26.4 cm x 54.6 cm); 22.5" H (57.2 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010

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#180722
Condition
Expected chips and nicks around face, peripheries, and verso, with inactive insect damage on verso, fading and abrasions to pigment, and a few stable fissures, otherwise in excellent condition. Great preservation to facial features and overall form. Previous inventory label on verso.
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Tall / Impressive Chancay Wood Mask

Estimate $1,800 - $2,500
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Starting Price $1,000
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Artemis Gallery

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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