Carved figure of heavy wood, red face, inlaid with shell, incised with figures of birds. 22 1/4” h., 7 1/2” w. Carved of “wood of Algarobe.”
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche site H (Cerro Blanco), Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Culture or time period:
Late Chimú period
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Loans:
S1945-1946 #3: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (dates unknown), S1950-1951 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (April 25, 1951–November 2, 1952), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), and S1961-1962 #33: Nelson Gallery of Art, Atkins Museum of Fine Arts (December 18, 1961–March 13, 1962)