Female Figure
| Culture | Chancay |
|---|---|
| Title | Female Figure |
| Date | 11th–late 15th century |
| Medium | Clay and glaze |
| Dimensions | Object: 11 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.3 × 8.9 cm) Overall: 11 1/2 × 8 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.3 × 8.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of Jose Lios de Matute (d'99), gift of David Henry Jacobs, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 2011.355 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A standing female figure with black glaze added to represent a shirt, facial features, and a headdress/hat. The figure arms are short and protrude out from the sides. The legs are indicated but are not fully separated from each other.
Much of what we know about the Chancay peoples, their culture and aesthetics, is based upon their surviving ceramic and textile arts. Though conquered by two of the dominate powers in Peruvian history, the Chimú and later the Inca, Chancay arts were highly valued and traded. These objects have been found throughout modern day Peru. Characteristic of the Chancay style, this figure is painted with black on a white ground.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Female Figure | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2011.355