Figure
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/383
Solid polychrome-modeled female figure. Inverted triangular shaped face with elongated black eyes underlined in red paint. Prominent nose, no arms, one horizontal red-brown line as a mouth and black and red-brown headdress. Male body has red-brown and black paint. Late Proliferous Nasca Period. Breakage repaired.
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Narrative
Late Proliferous Nasca period.
- Type of Item figure
- Culture Nasca
- Material adhesive, clay, paint
- Measurements height 19.3 cm, width 10.1 cm, depth 6.3 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Nasca
- Creation Date between 500 and 800
- Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
- Item Classes ceramics
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 2990/0383