Material : Wood
Origin : Central coast of Peru
Culture : CHANCAY
Era : 900/ 1450 AD

Condition : good condition

Dimensions : 5-1/2" H

Price : 1200 €

 

Very beautiful sitting feline’s representation. Between his front paws, he tarnishes a human head and he is eating it. The aggressive expression of the animal is accentuated by his eyes and the size of his fangs. This representation came from a Huari tradition: the god Chachapuma, the man-puma, is depicted holding a decapitated human head: a head trophy.

 

Bibliography
S. Purini, « La sculpture en bois dans l’Ancien Pérou. Wood sculpture in Ancient Peru », fig. 7, p. 44, Paris, 2006.