id:			124411
accession number:	1945.377
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.377
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:01.626000

Mouth Mask, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Hammered gold alloy; overall: 14 x 19.4 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.377

title:				Mouth Mask
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creation date:			100 BCE–700 CE
creation date earliest:		-100
creation date latest:		700
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Peru, South Coast, Nasca
technique:	hammered gold alloy
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 14 x 19.4 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/8 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).

	title:		Treasures of Peruvian Gold
	opening date:   1966-02-23T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Peruvian Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945 - January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas."', 'opening_date': '1945-11-09T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23 - April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; October 14-December 9, 1981:  "A Cleveland Bestiary." cat. no. 41, repr. p. 47.', 'opening_date': '1981-10-14T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York NY:  Americas Society Art Gallery; September 15-December 31, 1991:  Masks of the Americas." cat.no. 9, p. 20.', 'opening_date': '1991-09-15T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 47; Mentioned: p. 46, p. 62
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