Figurine
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Object Label
This carved turquoise figurine of a man wearing a hat and tunic was likely a ritual offering used during a ceremony. Groupings of similar figurines have been excavated by archaeologists at the Wari provincial site of Pikillacta, near Cusco, as ceremonial offerings, perhaps related to fertility. Turquoise is not common in the Andes, and its scarcity may explain its preciousness and why it was used for these small devotional figurines.
Caption
Wari. Figurine, 600–1000. Turquoise, 1 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.106_bw_acetate.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Figurine
Date
600–1000
Geography
Place made: Peru
Medium
Turquoise
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.224.106
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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