Feline Mouth Mask and Bangles

A.D. 100–400

Hammered gold

Gift of Margaret S. and Linus Travers, B.A. 1958, M.A.T. 1959, from the collection of Arnold F. Strauss, M.D.

2018.71.25

Geography:

Central Andes, Peru

Status:

On view

Culture:

Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca

Period:

Early Intermediate Period

Classification:

Masks

Provenance:

ex-collection: Arnold F. Strauss, M.D, 1902 – 1965

Bibliography:

Wendell C. Bennett, Ancient Arts of the Andes (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966), 121, fig. 139.

“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.