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Rare Moche Wood Mother & Child Figural Poporo Container

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Rare Moche Wood Mother & Child Figural Poporo Container

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Description

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) / Moche, ca. 400 to 1000 CE. A fascinating wood poporo container in the form of a nude female prisoner with a child in a sling upon her back - the child's head forming the finial on a spatulate stopper. The woman is seated with her legs folded and genitalia delineated and visible on the flattened base, she clasps a rope from the sling that hangs around her neck and between her prominent breasts. Her oversized head features the Moche style of wide staring eyes set in a squarish face. The sling on her back is hollowed and contains a short neck for the receptacle mouth that receives the spatulate pick capped by the child's head finial. Size: 3" L x 2" W x 4" H (7.6 cm x 5.1 cm x 10.2 cm)

Since the earliest times, people in the Andes had a tradition of using coca leaves for ritual purposes. They were ingested by placing some of the leaves in the mouth and adding a small quantity of powdered lime, ground from seashells. The poporo was often elaborately conceived and sculptural - indeed, the time of the Moche has been called the "Mastercraftsman Period" for its incredible artwork, especially with miniature depictions as exemplified by this container!

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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Condition

Stable pressure fissures on woman's head an back sling. Surface wear and abrasions, otherwise intact. Light remains of mineral and earthen deposits and great patina.

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Rare Moche Wood Mother & Child Figural Poporo Container

Name: Rare Moche Wood Mother & Child Figural Poporo Container
SKU: 137880535
Price: 1200 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,200 - $1,700

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