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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Brass |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 3 cm. to 7 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Pre-Columbian |
| Maker: | Uru Chipaya |
| Designated List Section: | III M Pre-Columbian Metals -- Figurine |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Copyright: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Figurine made of copper, bronze, silver, gold, or tumbaga. Usually human or animal (camelid) shape. Often found in pairs. Range in size from miniatures (2 cm. in height) to small statuettes (50 cm. in height). Lauraques are small (3 cm. - 7 cm.) amulet-like figurines of brass shaped like humans dating from the Formative Cultures to the Inca. This example of a Pre-Columbian anthropomorphic statue represents a man. It has been reused in historical periods by the Uru Chipaya women as a receptacle for their braided hair during the transition rituals when a woman marries. Size varies from 3 cm. to 7 cm. | |
| Keywords: | |
| amulet, figurine, metal, |
