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THBInca Stirrup Vessel Shaman w/ Spondylus Shell
Lot 82
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fabulous hand-built anthropomorphic stirrup vessel with a monkey and a shell. The man sits on a flat base, with legs crossed, and his arms clasped in front holding a spikey Spondylus shell. The face stares intensely forward with a protruding nose and wide almond-shaped eyes. Atop the head is a cone shaped headdress with poporos tied behind the headdress and at his waist! From the man’s neck and back the stirrup handle protrudes upward with a monkey crouched against the spout's neck. The vessel is painted with beige tones and black pigment to highlight facial details and to create geometric patterns across the tunic. Otherwise it presents a rich red hue. This figure may represent a shaman, since spondylus shells were sacred items used in religious practices, and shamans carried poporos to store lime from crushed shells. The lime was chewed with coca leaves to release the psychoactive properties of the coca for ritualistic practices. The pursed mouth and bulging eyes may indicate that he is under the influence of the drug, probably to enter a religious/shamanic state. Size:3.75" W x 8.375" H (9.5 cm x 21.3 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, collected from 1970 to 2008
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#160677Fading of pigment on tunic area. Minor surface abrasions. Mineral deposits, burnishing marks, and great details!Condition
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