decorative
Lot 50874:
Chancay
The head of this figurine is composed of two pieces, one for the face and another for the back of the head. The eyes, nose and mouth were embroidered with different techniques. The figure may have originally had a loose outer dress around the body, which is now lost.
Height: 27 cm
Catalogue: 182
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Provenance: Private collection, Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Notes: Most items from the Cottier collection were purchased from prominent collectors such as Carlos Campilli (Miami), Sophie Pdgorska (Geneva) and Marguerite Motte (Paris).
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife – Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006.
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