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Source Description
Placed beside or inside a tomb, this grave marker resembles a human figure. If buried, the post would have supported the roof of a tomb of the Ica-Chincha people, who lived on the central coast of Peru. Crowned with a two-pronged headdress, the post was treated the same way as a human skull in a tomb: the red colorant that can still be seen on the post is the same red cinnabar pigment used after death to paint the skeletal remains of the Ica-Chincha people.
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Document identity
localId
79377
label
Post with a Carved Face
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79377
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Post with a Carved Face
description
Placed beside or inside a tomb, this grave marker resembles a human figure. If buried, the post would have supported the roof of a tomb of the Ica-Chincha people, who lived on the central coast of Peru. Crowned with a two-pronged headdress, the post was treated the same way as a human skull in a tomb: the red colorant that can still be seen on the post is the same red cinnabar pigment used after death to paint the skeletal remains of the Ica-Chincha people.
provenance
Martin and Ullman Artweave Textile Gallery, New York; purchased by a private collection, 1992; given to Walters Art Museum, 2009.
date
1000-1470 (Late Intermediate)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
posts
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
174
height
31.1
depth
12.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 68 1/2 x W: 12 1/4 x D: 5 in. (174 x 31.1 x 12.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ica-Chincha
RelatedObjects
79378
med
wood (probably Huarango) with cinnabar
creator_ids
31564
34565
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
3532
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2d91080cea07b36d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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4deeb9b5b36d47fe
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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b4b2b8b8767a8b99
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no
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no