Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 2 of 17 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Quechua
Title:Talisman (illa) with human figurine
Date Made:after 16th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:marble
Place Made:South America; Central Andes
Measurements:Overall: 2 13/16 in x 3 7/8 in x 1 in; 7.1 cm x 9.8 cm x 2.5 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2013.55.a,b
Credit Line:Gift of the Finberg family in memory of Donald Finberg (Class of 1953)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
2013-55a,b_view_1.jpg

Description:
Fertility talisman (illa) in the shape of a corral with houses and livestock; with separate human figurine with broken leg

Tags:
fertility; figures; religion

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=AC+2013.55.a%2Cb

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

2 Related Media Items

2013-55a,b_view_1.jpg
2013-55a,b_view_1.jpg 		2013-55a,b_view_1.jpg
2013-55a,b_view_2.jpg
<< Viewing Record 2 of 17 >>