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THBJamacoaque Polychrome Terracotta Seated Shaman
Lot 34
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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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Oct 15, 2020
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2020-10-15 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : Art of the Americas - Ancient to Present
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Ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the Americas - Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Spanish Colonial, more. All legally acquired, all legal to sell, all guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the Americas - Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Spanish Colonial, more. All legally acquired, all legal to sell, all guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture (also Jama Coaque), ca. 0 to 500 CE. A masterfully hand-built, skillfully modeled, and beautifully painted shaman figure who sits upon a stool or drum and holds a cup or mortar in his left hand. Note that the shaman is highly decorated; while his body is nude save a loincloth, he dons elaborate earrings, large nose ornaments, a 'beaded' necklace, as well as a matching 'beaded' bracelet on his right wrist, painted red and yellow bands on his arms and ankles, and a cap-like headdress or coiffure with an open rim atop. Also note that considerable remains of original red, yellow, and blue-green pigment applied to his jewelry after firing have survived the tests of time. The blue-green ornaments were probably intended to represent coveted jade, turquoise, or even emerald. Size: 3.4" W x 5.5" H (8.6 cm x 14 cm)
Dress and ornament were identifiers of clans and ethnic groups as well as markers of rank among many ancient American peoples. Information encoded in elements of clothing and jewelry would have been understood by the members of those groups. This individual was most certainly an important individual given his elaborately decorated state.
See similar examples of this type in "Pre-Columbian Art of South America" by Alan Lapiner and "Amerindian Signs, 5000 Years of Pre-Columbian Art in Ecuador" by Valdez.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#156566Repairs to right hand and both legs, with restoration to areas of head, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Losses to areas of spout and some fingers as shown. Abrasions and fading to pigment, with light encrustations, and light softening to some finer details. Nice remains of original pigment throughout.Condition
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