Plaque Item Number: Sf694 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Triangular yellow metal embossed plaque with humanoid face, sun-like design above face on semi-circular headdress, and step-like designs below face to rounded point at bottom. There are also three sets of two holes punctured through the metal.
History Of Use
Sheet metal ornaments with gold surfaces were used to decorate clothing and headdresses as well as furnishings.
Narrative
Lambayeque or Chimu, Late Intermediate Period; 900-1476 C.E.
Iconographic Meaning
The overall shape of the plaque is of a feather. The figure is a head of a major Lambayeque-Chimu deity figure with corona headdress and tear drop shaped eye.
Item History
What
- Name
- Plaque
- Identification Number
- Sf694
- Type of Item
- plaque
- Material
- silver metal ? and gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- repousse, cut and hammered
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, width 4.2 cm, depth 12.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0711/0196