"Mummy bundle" head or "false head", c. 1100 - 1400 AD
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Lot: 94
Online Auction"Mummy bundle" head or "false head", c. 1100 - 1400 AD
Peru, Chancay
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Asche (1933-2022), Billigheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (vor 1968) | H: 12.2 inch |
500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
cotton, wood, terracotta, camelid fibres (alpaca or llama),
Pillow-shaped textile cover stuffed with straw and raw cotton, with applied facial features in wood and terracotta, and hand-woven headband.
Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 134 ff.
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee)
