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Sep 13, 2011

Mask

200–1000

Peru, 3rd-10th Century

Gold

Overall: 7 x 8.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1950.414

Location

not on view

Did you know?

Fangs were a marker of supernatural power for many ancient Andean societies.

Provenance

?-1950

Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1950, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1950

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Citations

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 379 archive.org

Bennett, Wendell C. Ancient Arts of the Andes. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. p. 128, fig. 147

Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas."

New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art; January 26-March 26, 1954. "Ancient Arts of the Andes," exh. cat. repr. in black and white, p. 128, fig. 147.

Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17- December 12, 1958. Zurich, Switzerland; Kunsthaus; January 1- February 28, 1959. Circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America."

Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19-31, 1959. "South American Fortnight."

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