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THBJamacoaque Pottery Vessel - Transformed Jaguar Shaman
Lot 131
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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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Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque), ca. 100 to 500 CE. An extremely expressive pottery vessel in the form of a snarling jaguar with almond-shaped eyes presenting bulging round pupils, a large nose with flaring nostrils, and an open mouth exposing long fangs and many teeth. The jaguar wears a magnificent headdress and pectoral suggesting that this figure represents a transitioning or perhaps fully transitioned jaguar shaman figure. Remains of original blue-green and white pigment grace areas of the surface. Fragmentary example of an incensario. Size: 6" L x 3.875" W x 5.125" H (15.2 cm x 9.8 cm x 13 cm)
Shamanic transformation brought on in part by the ingestion of coca leaves was a major theme of Jamacoaque pottery, departing somewhat from earlier Ecuadorian pottery traditions (Valdivian, Chorrera) that were focused on representations of humans and animals which while oftentimes abstract stemmed from natural representations. In this new phase in ancient Ecuadorian society, status and different occupations for individuals suddenly became important to symbolize artistically - suggesting that this was the time when their culture began to stratify and become culturally complex, with individuals in the society having specialized roles like that of a shaman.
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, acquired before 2000
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#123168Losses to one foot and body of vessel as shown. Three pieces reattached to cylindrical body of vessel. Expected surface wear with pigment loss, though it still has nice blue and white pigment remains.Condition
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