Burial Post

Unknown

13th–15th century · Wood · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

This post was reportedly used as a burial marker on the Peruvian South Coast before the Inca conquest of the region. Most of the post would have been underground when in situ, and it still bears the marks of the rough cutting tools used to shape the sculpture. The head, which would have been above ground, features a stylized face, suggesting a generic ancestor rather than a specific individual.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th–15th century

Medium

Wood

Culture

Ica

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979