Artwork Details
- Title
- Cuzco Moon
- Artist
- Date
- 1987
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 14 1⁄4 x 14 1⁄2 in. (36.2 x 36.8 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jane and Arthur K. Mason on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- vera
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1996.98.4
Artwork Description
Cuzco Moon is turned from vera wood, an evergreen that is native to Colombia and Venezuela. The title comes from the city of Cuzco, in southern Peru, once the capital of the ancient Inca Empire. William Hunter’s carving follows the swirling grain around a natural, pale circle of wood that represents the moon goddess Mama Quilla.