Small Funeral Mask - Chimu-lambayeque / Peru

Sican, Peru 1100 to 1400 AD Mask hammered in a thin plate of copper-coloured metal to which time has given a deep green patina. Chimu funerary masks have many variations of size and refinement which give each piece a uniqueness that is particular to it. On the other hand, we can note that a great uniformity transpires from the mask productions of this culture, respecting artistic canons as well as an aesthetic which is very particular to them. Thus the shape of the face of this mask obeys the following characteristics: drop-shaped eyes, a mouth inscribed with two parallel lines and a protruding nose from a piece of metal added. This kind of mask covered the face of the deceased in the Lambayeque valley. They could wear several of these funerary masks which were tied on top of each other, covering the head of the deceased.

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