GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Miniature human and animal figurines were often deposited as offerings, which sometimes accompanied human burials or sacrifices. The figurines were composed of high-value silver, gold, or Spondylus shell. Examples found archaeologically are associated with sacrifices of male and female juveniles, a ritual known as capacocha (qhapac hucha). At high-altitude sites, the preserved remains of juveniles have been found accompanied by figurines. The female hair is often tied behind the back, as in this figure, while the males bear distinguishing headdresses. The figurines are often clothed in miniature elite Inca textiles, such as feather headdresses, mantles, and dresses with miniature metal pins (tupu). The small-scale clothing may closely parallel that worn by the juveniles themselves.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1982.393.FA; 1983.632; 1983.633; 1983.634; 1983.635; 1983.636; 1989.W.2483], 2015.
NOTES
- Inka (Inca), Late Horizon, A.D. 1476-1534, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/03/14.
- Updated dates and geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- 1400–1540, Perú: Andean highlands or coast.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Inka (Inca): AAT: 300017326
Inca horizon: AAT: 300017352
Geography
Inca Empire: TGN: 6002741
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
alloy: AAT: 300010902
silver alloy: AAT: 300010975
sheet metal: AAT: 300223016
solder: AAT: 300010993
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
annealing: AAT: 300053886
chasing (metalworking): AAT: 300054016
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
Historical periods
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
figurine: AAT: 300047455
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
ceremonial objects: AAT: 300234117
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
burials: AAT: 300263485
effigies (funerary sculpture): AAT: 300047108
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
miniature (size): AAT: 300121995
female: AAT: 300189557
human: DMA
standing: AAT: 300239500
hairstyles: AAT: 300262903
nude: AAT: 300189568
offering (tribute / payment / economic concepts /social science concepts): DMA
tributes (economic concepts / social science concepts): AAT: 300404872
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
sacrifices: AAT: 300263243
children (people by age group): AAT: 300025945
capacocha (qhapac hucha / sacrificial ritual): DMA
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1975: John Wise Ltd. (John and Nora Wise), New York [1]
1975-1982: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus, Dallas, purchased from the above [1]
From 1982: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Collection of Fertility Figures, gift of the above [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Object Worksheet (n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus (dated December 30, 1982), copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[4] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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General Description
Miniature human and animal figurines were often deposited as offerings, which sometimes accompanied human burials or sacrifices. The figurines were composed of high-value silver, gold, or Spondylus shell. Examples found archaeologically are associated with sacrifices of male and female juveniles, a ritual known as capacocha (qhapac hucha). At high-altitude sites, the preserved remains of juveniles have been found accompanied by figurines. The female hair is often tied behind the back, as in this figure, while the males bear distinguishing headdresses. The figurines are often clothed in miniature elite Inca textiles, such as feather headdresses, mantles, and dresses with miniature metal pins (tupu). The small-scale clothing may closely parallel that worn by the juveniles themselves.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1982.393.FA; 1983.632; 1983.633; 1983.634; 1983.635; 1983.636; 1989.W.2483], 2015.
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Notes
- Inka (Inca), Late Horizon, A.D. 1476-1534, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/03/14.
- Updated dates and geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- 1400–1540, Perú: Andean highlands or coast.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Inka (Inca): AAT: 300017326
Inca horizon: AAT: 300017352
Geography
Inca Empire: TGN: 6002741
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
alloy: AAT: 300010902
silver alloy: AAT: 300010975
sheet metal: AAT: 300223016
solder: AAT: 300010993
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
annealing: AAT: 300053886
chasing (metalworking): AAT: 300054016
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
Historical periods
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
figurine: AAT: 300047455
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
ceremonial objects: AAT: 300234117
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
burials: AAT: 300263485
effigies (funerary sculpture): AAT: 300047108
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
miniature (size): AAT: 300121995
female: AAT: 300189557
human: DMA
standing: AAT: 300239500
hairstyles: AAT: 300262903
nude: AAT: 300189568
offering (tribute / payment / economic concepts /social science concepts): DMA
tributes (economic concepts / social science concepts): AAT: 300404872
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
sacrifices: AAT: 300263243
children (people by age group): AAT: 300025945
capacocha (qhapac hucha / sacrificial ritual): DMA
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1975: John Wise Ltd. (John and Nora Wise), New York [1]
1975-1982: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus, Dallas, purchased from the above [1]
From 1982: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Collection of Fertility Figures, gift of the above [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Object Worksheet (n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus (dated December 30, 1982), copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[4] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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