Lot 129: A Chancay mummy bundle mask, 800 - 1200 AD

Chancay, Peru; H: 11 1/2"

The mask covered with a deep red pigment, the forehead wrapped in ancient textile in bright colors with elaborate designs, above bangs made from human hair. The face flat and wide with classical almond shaped eyes with white infill and dark pupils, raised wedge shaped nose and small smiling mouth. In exceptionally good condition for its age.

Provenance:
Property of a Private West Coast collector

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