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Effigy head tomb marker
Effigy head tomb marker

Effigy head tomb marker

900–1300
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueWood, paint, cotton and camelid fiber (wool) continuous supplementary patterning weft structure
DimensionsOverall: 23.5 × 21.6 × 2.5 cm (9 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 1 in.)
Credit LineGift of Donald and Marzina Bockler
Accession number2021.665
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceBetween 1968 and 1970, acquired in Peru by Donald J. Bockler (b. 1943 – d. 2008), Belmont, MA [see note]; 2008, by inheritance to his widow, Marzina Bockler, Belmont, MA; 2021, gift of Marzina Bockler to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 30, 2021)

NOTE: Acquired by Donald Bockler during his time teaching for the American School of Lima, Peru, between 1968 and 1970.