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 viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
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.
NOTE: Acquired by Donald Bockler during his time teaching for the American School of Lima, Peru, between 1968 and 1970.
about 1865
about 1865
mid 20th century
1000–1476
about 1850
about 1875
probably 1820–30
about 1860
about 1875