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THB20th C. Panamanian Kuna Wood Standing Figure, ex-Kapp
Lot 199b
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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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Dec 20, 2018
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2018-12-20 10:00:00
2018-12-20 10:00:00
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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central America, Panama, San Blas Islands, Kuna/Cuna Indians, ca. early 20th century CE. An abstract standing anthropomorphic figure, hand-carved from caramel-hued hard wood, sometimes referred to as a "nuchu" or "nucho." The figure has a wide abdomen with rounded shoulders, attenuated arms, and a squat neck, all supported by slender, delineated legs. A minimalist head boasts a fine line nose, incised mouth, heavy brows, and a rounded chin, all framed by a plateaued coiffure with straight bangs on the verso. Light-brown patina envelops the entire figure, and traces of original vermilion pigment are visible across the face. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3" W x 6.125" H (7.6 cm x 15.6 cm); 7.4" H (18.8 cm) on included custom stand.
The Kuna people live on a series of thirty islands in the archipelago of San Blas in the Caribbean. This is a region of high humidity, hot temperatures, and intense rains. In their traditional medicinal practice, bad spirits of illness - known as "ponis" - must be expelled from the body by a traditional medicine man called an "inatuledi." The medicine man removes the illness using nuchu - good spirits - who are represented in wooden carvings.
Provenance: ex-private New Orleans, Louisiana, USA collection; ex-Kit Kapp collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, acquired in Panama during his expedition in the early 1970s. Mr. Kapp acquired the world's largest and best documented collection of Panamanian molas, with numerous published examples.
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#140675Losses to areas of feet and arms. Minor nicks to head, body, arms, and legs, with a couple of stable hairline fissures, and fading to original red pigmentation on face. Light earthen deposits and great brown patina throughout. Drilled through bottoms of both feet for mounting.Condition
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