Bahia Polychrome Ocarina Standing Female
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A delightful, hollow-built, pottery female figure that doubles as a playable ocarina, enveloped in liberal remains of black, red, orange, and white pigments. Standing with arms folded at her waist, the flattened figure wears an ankle-length skirt and a cord necklace as her huge head faces forward displaying elongated eyes, a projecting nose, a straight mouth, and heavily ornamented ears. Her skirt is pierced with a pair of tone holes on both sides, while the ocarina's mouthpiece is featured on the verso of her helmet-like headdress. Size: 3.9" W x 10.4" H (9.9 cm x 26.4 cm); 11.4" H (29 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000
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#170889
Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#170889
Condition
Still functions as an ocarina. Professionally repaired with restoration. Some light abrasions and root marks. Otherwise, excellent with great remaining pigments.
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Bahia Polychrome Ocarina Standing Female
Estimate $700 - $1,050
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