id:			124333
accession number:	1945.31
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.31
updated:		2023-01-10 22:25:53.453000

Male Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Inka style (1400-1532). Hammered gold; overall: 6.4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.31

title:				Male Figurine
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creation date:			1400–1532
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1532
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Inka style (1400-1532)
technique:	hammered gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Americas
	opening date:   1945-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>Art of the Americas</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9 1945-January 6 1946.  "Art of the Americas."<br><br>Dallas, TX:  Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19 - 31, 1959.  "South American Fortnight."  exh. cat. no. 26.

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wall description:
Precious metal was a major Inka artistic medium, but most was melted down after the conquest to fund the Spanish court. The sole remains are small-scale objects from tombs and offerings. Figurines like this have been found at shrines on sacred mountain peaks, where they accompanied child sacrifices in offerings made during times of crisis, such as famine.
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