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THBMassive / Rare Paracas Polychrome Drum, Teardrop Shape
Lot 106f
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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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A type of drum that was unique to the southern Andes during the Paracas and Nazca periods, this massive example features a teardrop-shaped body, a tight collar around its neck, and a broad, flaring opening that once would have been covered with skin and played using both hands, perhaps while strapped to the player's waist and supported by a strap wrapped around the neck. The delicate base is painted black, with the rest of the body delineated in a deep, rich red that is dotted with triangular motifs comprised of three pale orange circles; the neck features vertical stripes delineated in the same color. The Paracas did not have pottery wheels - instead, this would have been painstakingly made by an artisan by spiraling coils of clay around a base and then smoothing the walls by hand or with a stone. Given that a drum of this size would have taken a great deal of time and care to produce, it was likely played during only the most important rituals. Size: 13" W x 22" H (33 cm x 55.9 cm)
See two similar types of drum from the Paracas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2010.172.1; 1979.206.1097).
Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950s to 1960s
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#153295Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces, notably in one spot on the rim and on the shoulder. Nice deposits on surface.Condition
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