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Moche masking traditions
art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 67-80
By: Donnan, Christopher B..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author examines iconography and the few excavated examples of Moche masks to understand their manufacture and use. Both males and females could have masks. Those made to be worn by living persons have open eye and mouth holes. Fineline painting shows masks being worn by dancers. Masks for the dead are made of sheet metal, often with eyes that make the wearer appear alive. Masks have also been found on the exteriors of coffins, perhaps to animate them.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Paraphernalia
- Visual arts
- Dance
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- Priesthood
- Organized ceremonial
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Moche
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2000-1200 BP (AD 1-800)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Christopher B. Donnan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 80)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2008027539
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities