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Mummy Mask1100–1440

Not on view
Carved wood mask with weathered reddish-tan surface, white-painted almond-shaped eyes with one shell inset, low-relief nose, and rectangular white mouth
Carved wooden face mask with red-brown pigment and traces of red paint, featuring large almond-shaped eyes painted white, a projecting nose, and a rectangular mouth. The flat, roughly hewn surface shows cracks and worn pigment.

Unknown, Mummy Mask, 1100–1440, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Mummy Mask
Culture
Chancay
Place Made
Peru, Central Coast
Date Made
1100–1440
Medium
Wood with inlaid shell
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 7 x 4 1/2 in. (26.67 x 17.78 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker
Accession Number
M.73.113.7
Classification
Wood
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas