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THBNazca / Huari Wooden Poporo w/ Crouching Jaguar
Lot 18b
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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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Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca or Wari (Huari) culture, ca. 200 to 800 CE. A lovely, hand-carved wooden poporo used as a container for lime powder used in the ingestion of coca leaves. The vessel has a pronounced rim, piriform body, and a crouching jaguar perched on one side, perhaps serving as the handle. The jaguar exhibits a fierce countenance - with bared teeth, a rounded snout with drilled nostrils, miniscule eyes, and perky ears - as well as huge claws, a slender body, and a delightful coiled tail that meets the body of the jar. From the earliest times, people in the Andes had a tradition of using coca leaves for ritual purposes. They were ingested by placing some of the leaves in the mouth and adding a small quantity of powdered lime, ground from seashells and kept in a poporo, to act as an alkalizing agent which effectively increased the potency of the coca. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3" W x 3" H (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm); 5" H (12.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private, Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hirsch collection, Germany
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#132582Surface wear commensurate with age and use, some light abrasions, a hairline pressure fissure on base, small nicks to rim and feline, with fading to jaguar's facial features, otherwise intact and very good. Nice dark patina and light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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