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THBRare Argentina Aguada Culture Stone Kero w/ Jaguar
Lot 139e
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Artemis Gallery
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Pre-Columbian, northwestern Argentina (Calchaqui Valley to San Juan Province), Aguada Culture, Early Period, ca. 600 to 700 CE. A large kero (sometimes quero) from a mysterious and little-known culture, carved from a single piece of grey stone with a jaguar perched on the side. The jaguar is wrapped around the body of the kero, its limbs clearly delineated, with its teeth bared in a fierce gesture of aggression. The ears are low and pointed, the eyes wide, and the tail is wrapped around the body. This type of kero was probably made to be used in rituals involving hallucinogenic drugs. Size: 8" W x 5.5" H (20.3 cm x 14 cm)
The Aguada culture is often considered peripheral to the societies in Andean and coastal Peru whose archaeology is world-renowned - meaning that people living in Aguada often took cultural influence from those societies and readapted it to suit their own needs and beliefs. Like many societies from that region, the Aguada people had strong symbolism relating to felines, demonstrated by this kero. Stone sculpture is from the earliest period of the Aguada culture, similar to the earlier Cienaga III period. Stone vessels with felines carved on them were placed into tombs alongside other drug paraphernalia like ceramic pipes (often also with feline decoration). The style of stone vessels like this one seems to have been inspired by wooden vases manufactured in San Pedro de Atacama during the Tiahuanaco period. From this, we can imagine a cultural exchange between the Aguada, who lived in at the foot of the Andes in small communities that left almost no architectural remains, and the complex urban cultures of the mountainous regions.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Colin Arundel collection via inheritance between 1960-1995, California, USA; Ex Ian Arundel Collection, Old Curiosity Cabinet , Melrose Avenue , Los Angeles 1950-60's.
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#123835Wear to stone surface commensurate with age, but form is clear and some nice details remain.Condition
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