Standing female figure ·  South America, Inca · ID: 3037346

Description

wood, mat middle brown patina, missing parts (both arms, area of cheeks and chin, right heel), coated with cracks, rep. (breakage right foot/leg), traces of weathering, base;
anthropomorphic wooden figurines represent idols, while their meaning as burial object is unclear. Supposable is a function as grave guardian, in place of a female relative for example or as wearer of sacrificial textiles of ritual importance.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3037346 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 76 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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Publications

Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 101 (128)