Extremely Rare Old ANDES INDIAN Native Hardwood Carnival Mask Field Col. TM8089

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Extremely Rare Old ANDES INDIAN Native Hardwood Carnival Mask Field Col. TM8089 :
$189.00

AN ANTIQUE ANDEAN INDIAN WOOD DANCE MASK

Inventory Number: TM8089
Origin: Cantón Palka (Palca), Ayopaya Province, Department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America.
Basic Description: An authentic indigenous Native American hand-carved wooden ceremonial mask of antique age. The mask was worn in Kacharpaya dances at the end of carnaval. It is a somewhat lightweight mask of hard wood, darkened front and back. Similar stucco and tin masks are known from the altiplano of Oruro and La Paz; those also appear during Carnaval but during different dances. This is the only wooden example of the kind that we are familiar with. Our middle-age sources reported that the mask was used \"in the times of our grandfathers.\"
Approximate Age: Antique, 20th century. Please refer to the AKATAKSA \"DATING\" TERMS.
Materials: Andean hardwood.
Approximate Size: 7 inches high by 6 3/8 inches wide by 2 1/8 inches deep.
Condition: EXCELLENT. There are remains of old, water-based glue on the inside back of the mask possibly for the attachment of a \"wig\" or cloth lining to protect the wearers\' face. Please refer to the photos.

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AKATAKSA \"DATING\" TERMS:

PREHISTORIC, PRE-COLUMBIAN, ANCIENT = before about A.D. 1500
18TH CENTURY = A.D. 1700 to 1799.
19th CENTURY = 1800 to 1899.
TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY = 1890 to 1910.
EARLY 20TH CENTURY = 1900 to 1933.
MID-20TH CENTURY = 1934 to 1966.
LATE-20TH CENTURY = 1967 to 1999.
TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY = 1995 to 2005.
EARLY 21ST CENTURY = 2000 to Present.
COLONIAL = A.D. 1532 to 1825.
ANTIQUE = Over 50 years old.
VINTAGE = Over 30 years old.
CONTEMPORARY = Made in the last 5 years.
CIRCA = \"Approximately/around/within a few years of.\"

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