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Sican Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Sea Lion Form

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Sican Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Sea Lion Form

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Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A fantastic mold-made whistling stirrup jar in excellent condition. The jar has two bowls, one with a cylindrical body, squared-off top, and narrow, conical spout; the other in the form of a sea lion with its head tilted upwards and its mouth open. The flippers are wonderfully detailed, as are the whiskers, eyes, and small nostrils and ears. When the spout is blown into, sound comes through the mouth. Between the two bowls is a curved strap handle and a round tube. Size: 6.75" L x 3.2" W x 5.5" H (17.1 cm x 8.1 cm x 14 cm)

The people of this culture and others in the area - notably the Moche - would have seen sea lions along the coast. They seem to have associated the animals in some way with human sacrifices, and we know from Moche art that they were ritually hunted. Excavations of the site of Huaca de la Luna uncovered a tomb with a clay effigy of a sea lion and a sea lion canine tooth resting on the body's sternum. Some researchers have suggested that they are associated with humans because of the animals' abilities to live both on land and in the sea, making them occupy a liminal space in the minds of people whose cosmology was ordered around the natural world. Whatever its meaning, this whimsical representation of the animal is a delight to behold.

Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Hawaii collection, USA; ex-private Boston, Massachusetts, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 1960s

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Condition

Tiny chips from spout, rim, and mouth of animal. Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is almost impossible to discern.

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Sican Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Sea Lion Form

Name: Sican Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Sea Lion Form
SKU: 153389454
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,250

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Starting Price $750

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