Mask
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Peru
General region:South America
Culture: Chimú
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 1200
Medium: Copper
Dimensions:
h. 15 in. (38.1 cm); w. 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay A. Duff
Object number: 2004.25.1
Provenance: with Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay A. Duff, Kerville, TX by 2004; by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2004
Label Text
This copper mask is a representative example of Chimu copper artisan's skills. It was created using cold hammering and has oxidized naturally to develop its green color. Masks such as this have been recovered archaeologically from elite burials, that would contain from one to five masks, only one of which would be placed over an individual's face. (Bernadette Cap, 2021)
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This resource has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.
