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False Face from Mummy Bundle
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False Face from Mummy Bundle

Artist/Maker (Central Coast, Peru)
Date1200-1450
Mediumcotton, wool, silver, feathers, braided plant fiber and paint
DimensionsOverall (Bundle): 20 1/2 × 13 1/8 × 9 1/4 in. (52.1 × 33.3 × 23.5 cm)
Overall (With Hanging Elements): 67 in. (170.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number90.0098
    DescriptionAt many Chancy burial sites, a "tomb guard" was positioned at the entrance to tombs or sacred places. A mask of this type was normally placed on top of an amorphous bundle of plain cloth. This example was made of a cotton textile stuffed with raw cotton, leaves and grasses. Other examples were made of wood or metal. Textile masks from the Vilcahuaura area were adorned with silver eyes, nose and mouth. Blue feathers were placed behind the metal, and wool threads simulate eye lashes. A silver band outlines the entire face which was painted with brick-red pigments. A textile band is wrapped around the head so that the tassels hang on either side of the face. Accessory tapestry bands hang from the base of the head, one of which ends in an anthropomorphic fish design.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    False Face from Mummy Bundle
    Chancay
    1200-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Lwalu people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Work Basket with Weaving Tools
    Chancay
    1200-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Crown
    Moche
    100-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Mask
    Lambayeque-Sicán
    800-1350
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Dan people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Disk
    Chimú
    900-1460
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Storage Vessel (Stamnos)
    Artist Unknown
    6th century BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    The Mummy of Amenhotep II
    Artist Unknown
    early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ceremonial Blouse (Cofradia Huipil)
    Artist Unknown
    collected 1932
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    False Face from Mummy Bundle
    Chancay
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    False Face from Mummy Bundle
    Chancay
    1200-1450
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