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THBFine Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Shaman
Lot 70a
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Apr 25, 2019
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2019-04-25 10:00:00
2019-04-25 10:00:00
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A fascinating seated terracotta figure who holds a four-sided item in one hand and a long horn in the other. The figure has incredible facial ornamentation, including a massive, crescent-shaped labret, a relief-decorated nose ring, and huge tiered earrings that hang down to rest against the shoulders. The figure wears a shirt or tunic that seems to have chilies attached to it, a wide belt, and a loincloth. A large necklace rests against the chest. The figure also wears a huge helmet with long flaps on either side and a beaded hem. Further chili decoration studs the hat and a large, curved horn is attached to the top. Size: 6.25" W x 12.1" H (15.9 cm x 30.7 cm)
What a fascinating figure! Meisch writes, in "Costume and History in Highland Ecuador" (2011), "Jama-Coaque male headdresses are often extremely elaborate and covered with whole birds, feather panaches, or whole shells... One new aspect of headdresses, seen in all [Ecuadorian] coastal cultures of the time, is a pair of long flaps attached to the upper part of the headdresses and falling to shoulder length or even lower. These flaps are usually decorated, often with beads or sequins..." Headdresses, jewelry, and styles of dress were all signifiers of rank and social status within many pre-Columbian societies; to a member of the Jamacoaque, this figure probably had even deeper meaning.
Provenance: the late John Rich collection, California, USA. John Rich was a notable Hollywood producer/director.
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#145718Repaired and restored from multiple pieces, with some new clay added along the break lines, mainly along the back. One side of the headdress is lost. Very nice deposits and excellent remaining detail.Condition
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