"Funerary Bale Head, Chancay Civilization, Peru, 1200/1470 Ad H. 31 Cm"
Funeral bale marker. It consists of a handle topped with a head. The mouth is half-open, the eyes are diamond-shaped, and it has a long nose extending from the forehead. A cylindrical headdress adorned with four small cones completes the head. T
he face is covered with red-ochre pigment.
Wood (crack) pigment.
Height: 31 cm.
Central coast of Peru, Chancay civilization, Peru, 1200 / 1470 AD.