Pre-Columbian Jalisco Pottery Hunchback Figure
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Pre-Columbian Jalisco Pottery Hunchback Figure.Jalisco, Ameca Style. A bi-chrome terracotta male hunchback, depicted leaning forward, donning a headdress and braided coiffure, elaborate ear ornaments, and armbands with round appliques. Hunchbacks make frequent appearances in the art of the shaft tomb cultures of West Mexico. Their physical deformities were embraced as signs that these individuals were chosen and touched by the deitiesand regarded as powerful, shamanic figures.Provenance: Artemis Gallery, Louisville, CO, Lot 88, April 12, 2017; ex- Peter Arnovick Collection, San Francisco, CA. Size: 8'' x 8'' x 9'' (20 x 20 x 23 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.
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Pre-Columbian Jalisco Pottery Hunchback Figure
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