Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

2903/23 a-b

Carved wooden figure of man (part a). He wears a knitted hat on his head (part b). The hat is yellow-white and brown wool. The man has a large forehead with a heavy brow. He also has a large protruding nose. The man’s face is painted red-brown and his pupils and beard are painted black. His torso is blocky and he does not have arms. There is a small protrusion at the bottom of his torso between his legs (presumably phallic). The legs are long and blocky, as are the feet. There is a number written in coloured pencil on his leg and (in different coloured pencil) on the back of the head.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Chimu
  • Material wood, paint, wool fibre
  • Measurements height 26.8 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 4.4 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Blanca Muratorio, Ricardo Muratorio
  • Received from Blanca Muratorio, Ricardo Muratorio

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • Ownership Date before September 14, 2011
  • Acquisition Date on September 14, 2011

  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2903/0023 a-b