Standing female figure
Amérique du Sud, Inca
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, GermanyTaille
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
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.