Chancay Small False Mask

Chancay Small False Mask
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Chancay Small False Mask
Chancay Small False Mask
Chancay Small False Mask
Chancay Small False Mask
Chancay Small False Mask
Chancay Small False Mask

Intricate Details and Artistic Narrative of this

Chancay Mask

 

Uniquely sized Chancay false mummy mask. Carved from a solid piece of wood. The face is painted overall in red cinnabar or iron oxide. The facial features are excellent in high relief. Eyes are incised and filled with crushed white shell paste. Pupils are painted with black resin. The linear headband is also painted with the same black resin and white crushed shell, with the upper portion of the head left unpainted. These bands served to distinguish it from other member tribes. West Coast, Peru. ca. 1000 – 1400 AD.
Condition: Choice. Completely intact and all original – No restoration.
Measures 6.5″/16.51 cm in height, 3.25″/8.25 cm. in width.
Approx. 8.25″/20.95 cm overall height on stand. – Rare

Custom wood and metal base included.

Provenance: Ex Raul Moreno, Cayuco Gallery WA; Private Florida collection.

Price – $1,295

 


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