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A Tumaco or La Tolita female figure

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 802886 (stock# T3mc6)

A Tumaco or La Tolita female figure
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440


$1,350.00 

The Tumaco and La Tolita cultural complex existed in the area around the southwest coast of Colombia and the northwest coast of Ecuador, respectively, around 300 BC-AD 300. It is from the classic period that most familiar ceramic forms originate. The figurative vessels and figurines, such as this example, were made for funerary use, and many of these effigies are believed to represent mythical beings rather than anecdotal, mundane images of life. Rarely found intact, these figures are more typic ...click for details


A rare Inka earthenware kero

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 782936 (stock# I890)

A rare Inka earthenware kero
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440


$2,250.00 

The polychrome decoration on this fine ceramic is most typical of Inka vessels originating from the Lake Titicaca area of Bolivia and Peru. Textile patterns are most closely related to the graphic, painted designs executed with precision on the cylindrical walls of this royal kero, or cup, used for occasional official or ceremonial use, and then, judging by its well-preserved appearance, it was placed into a tomb or funerary bundle for the deceased. The vessel is intact and in very fine, orig ...click for details


A rare Narino/Carchi earthenware mask

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 774420 (stock# C254a)

A rare Narino/Carchi earthenware mask
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440


$2,500.00 (Buyer Alert! Compare to Sotheby's Auction, Lot 2, Sale N08444, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, New York, May 16 2008) 

The archaeology of Ecuador has recently fascinated the world for many reasons. There are numerous early achievements in many cultural developments awaiting better understanding. Most intriguing is the probability of contact between Mesoamerica and Ecuador. This hints at long-distance sea travel and the possibility of shared belief systems between two widely separated peoples. Masks in wood were undoubtedly made, but none have survived. Instead, clay versions, like this one, give us a glimp ...click for details


A Maya Orange ware Cylinder Vase

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 723619 (stock# MC2654)

A Maya Orange ware Cylinder Vase
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440


$2,450.00 

The incised design on this vessel is an unusual portrayal of the animal alter ego, known as 'way', in the form of three anthropomorphic deer. Each wears a knotted loin or hip wrap cloth and shows a distinctive facial type with fleshy muzzle,open, staring eyes, and spotted cheek areas. Circular shapes (a ball,disembodied eyes,pseudoglyphs?)occupy the spaces between the figures. A large swagged curtain hints at the interior setting for the scene. This supernatural animal image may have ref ...click for details

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