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Amazonian Shipibo Figural Jar
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Pre 1920 item# 704670 (stock# AI43)
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Arte Xibalba
508-454-2850
$325
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A superb Shipibo figural jar from the Upper Amazon region of Brazil or Peru, ca. 1940’s. It is 7" high, 6-1/2" in diameter and has a wonderful face incorporated into the broad spout. The influence of Andean ancestors is clearly recognizable in the facial characteristics and incorporation of tumi-shaped design elements. The traditional stylized decorative patterns are designed to imply arms, clothing and ritual tattoos. The interior of this thin-walled vessel is painted in black and ...click for details
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