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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 likely 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
79378
label
Post with Carved Faces
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79378
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Post with Carved Faces
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 likely 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 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1992, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
1000-1470 CE (Late Intermediate)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
posts
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
166.4
height
34.6
depth
11.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 65 1/2 × W:13 5/8 × D: 4 1/2 in. (166.4 × 34.6 × 11.4 cm)Overall (w/ base): H: 67 7/8 × W:13 5/8 × D: 13 in. (172.4 × 34.6 × 33 cm)Base: H: 2 5/8 × W: 13 × D: 13 in. (6.7 × 33 × 33 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ica-Chincha
med
wood with red paint
creator_ids
34565
31564
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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1db4cb7e52fa33ab
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ae8a8470b84ead6f
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