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THBTall Chancay Wood Standing Figure w/ Textile Dress
Lot 113c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal,Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A tall standing wooden figure of slim physique with long extending legs, attenuated reed rope arms resting upon his elongated torso, brief sharp shoulders, and an ovoid head wrapped in brown, ochre, and beige colored textiles. With his woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fiber cloth draped at his waist, he stares off into the distance, his four tab-shaped teeth painted in a slight grin. With a small square nose, two painted half-moon eyes, and a prominent brow, his flat face is adorned in crimson pigment that extends from his strong brow line to the bottom of his head, covering all but the region from his nose to his chin, and black color that stretches from under his chin to his shoulders. As with most Chancay figures, he is of sobering and simplistic appearance. A remarkably well preserved artifact from Chancay culture! Size: 4.75" L x 5.75" W (12.1 cm x 14.6 cm); 29" H (73.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Figures like this one - sometimes known as burial dolls - were an important part of Chancay burials. Family groups were buried together in underground chambers dug deep into the ground; Chancay dolls, such as this fellow, were placed alongside the mummified individuals, who were in a crouched position, often wrapped in textiles. The meaning of these figures remains mysterious. Did they represent guardians? Gods? Mourners? This example's mute face with those expressive eyes seems to cry out through the centuries as if trying to communicate his purpose to us.
Provenance: ex-Skinner Auctions, Marlboro, Massachusetts, USA; ex collection of John Schaeffer, before 2000
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#157984Minute fraying of fabric and reed rope. Nicks to limbs, body, and head, with fading to red and white pigment, crevice on back of head and down back and several stable hairline fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Small white sticker on backside of base, likely a previous accession number. Nice remains of pigment.Condition
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