Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

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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.

  • 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