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Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3111/13

Modeled female figurine with high conical hat, flat base and out-stretched arms. Winged eyes, two horizontal bands on forehead and arms; transverse hole at waist. Black decoration on cream slip. Worn and complete.

  • Narrative

    Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Chancay
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 9.6 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 3.2 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell, Rosemarie L. Tovell
  • Received from Susan Moogk, Rosemarie L. Tovell, Peter H.M. Tovell, Patricia Skahan
  • Made in Lima
  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • Collection Date during 1964
  • Ownership Date before May 21, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on May 21, 2015
  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3111/0013

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