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THB18th C. Spanish Colonial Animal Hide Petaca
Lot 302
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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North America, New Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine example of a Spanish Colonial petaca (traveling trunk), made of leather with some still-intact cowhide on one side. It features an iron hoop on one side that emerges through a slit in the lid to fasten the lid and trunk together. The leather has a fabulous repeated geometric decoration on all sides, made by overlaying leather bands in a sunburst-like style that was inspired by the Aztecs. Petacas like this one were used throughout the Spanish Empire with some regional stylistic variations. Size: 20" L x 12" W x 14" H (50.8 cm x 30.5 cm x 35.6 cm)
Mary Caroline Montano, in her book "Tradiciones Nuevomexicanas: Hispano Arts and Culture of New Mexico", writes, "Some New Mexican chests were made with leather overlay, an influence of Mexico's Aztec Indians, who called their leather chests "petacas" (derived from the Nahuatl term "petlacalli", indicating the pre-Columbian interwoven strips of cane or palm fiber, and later, cloth and leather). The term is still used in New Mexico and southern Colorado." (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2001, pg. 103).
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#163396Missing lock. Tear to leather on top and corner of lid, as well as on base. Losses to leather decoration in areas. Hardening and weathering to leather, commensurate with age and use. Some loss to fur on side. Otherwise, nice with rich earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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