Chancay Culture

The Chancay Culture existed between the 12th-14th century. As you can tell sculptures have changed a lot since then. This picture is named Pair of Figures. The Chancay people did not include many details in their sculpture, but they did make the difference between male and female because they always paired them together.

These sculptures are ceramic and about 7" in height. Most sculptures in the Chancay sculpture were kept very together and in pairs. They are dressed in typical Chancay head dresses, although the females ear ornaments are always larger and the male wore a typical Chancay hat.

The sculptures were often buried together with their dead guardians.