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THBFine Moche Polychrome Stirrup Vessel - Fox Shaman
Lot 28
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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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2019-10-03 10:00:00
2019-10-03 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2: Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A fabulous mold-formed pottery vessel in the form of a seated fox shaman, with a flat base, a bulbous body, a stirrup-shaped handle, and a projecting cylindrical spout. The highly burnished vessel depicts the shamanic fox sitting with crossed legs, holding a red-and-white spotted drum in the lap, and wearing wrist cuffs, a spiral-adorned belt, and a white-shouldered tunic. The meticulously detailed head exhibits wide eyes beneath heavy lids, a projecting snout with a slender nose, bared rows of teeth and fangs, tab-shaped ears, and a simple headdress secured with a knotted chin strap. Fine traces of original red, orange, and white pigment are visible across the composition and imbue the stationary figure with a sense of movement and personality. Size: 6" W x 8.6" H (15.2 cm x 21.8 cm).
In Pre-Columbian Andean cultures, the fox was associated with plant fertility and was seen as the bearer of grains and plants. To this effect, foxes were perceived as bearing precognitive and supernatural powers. According to author Vanessa Drake Moraga, "The fox is considered a shaman or diviner, whose 'speech' and patterns of behavior predict the rainy season upon which successful harvests depend. Foxes do communicate with a range of complex vocalizations such as howling, yelping and growling. Andean farmers interpret the various tones as premonitions: loud fox howls heard during the sowing period bode well; faint calls, conversely, signal late rain and paltry crops." (Moraga, Vanessa Drake. "Animal Myth and Magic: Images from Pre-Columbian Textiles." OLOLO Press, California, 2005, pp. 41-42.)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Dr. Fisher collection, Germany
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#148481Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, head, handle, and spout, with fading to areas of original pigmentation and small areas of touch-up painting, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.Condition
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