A Rare Chancay ear plug

A carved wooden ear plug featuring a stylized human face in high relief, originally polychromed with red and white pigments. The plug is adorned with attached feathers, enhancing its ceremonial and symbolic presence. Such ear ornaments were markers of status and identity in pre-Columbian Andean cultures.
Country of origin: Peru. Culture: Wari–Chancay. Date: 700–1200 AD.

Provenance
– Dick Meijer Antiquiteiten, Amsterdam, 1998
– Private collection of Hannie and Aldo van Eyck, Loenen, 2024
– Auction House De Zwaan, Amsterdam, December 2025, The Hannie and Aldo van Eyck Collection

Dimensions
Diameter: 10.5 cm
Length: 14 cm

Price
On request

Condition
Good, intact