Mummy Mask
CultureParacas, Peru
DatePre-Classic Period
MediumPainted cotton
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (31.8 x 26.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 18 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (47 x 42.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 18 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (47 x 42.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove
Object number58.50.12
Not on view
DescriptionMummy mask of linen weave fabric. With full figure with head appendages surrounded by figures painted in brown and red. Tie string on left edge. 2" fringe border across top. UV plexiglass covering, 6/80. Mounted by Alice Jaffe, 1978.Exhibition History"Ancient Peruvian Textiles from the Chrysler Museum," exhibition circulated by So. Arts Federation, Atlanta, 1980-81, ill. b/w. "Peruvian Textiles," Prints and Drawings Gallery, Chrysler Museum, Oct. 1, 1992 - April 1, 1993. Published ReferencesJudith C. Riley. _Ancient Peruvian Textiles_. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum. 05/1980: not paged.
ca. 1300-1500
ca. 600 A.D.
