Veracruz Female Whistle Figure with Coatimundi
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Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, East Mexico, El Faisan type, Classic period, ca 300 to 600 CE. Hand modeled, polychrome whistle in the form of a female figure carrying her prized coatimundi. Buff earthenware with red paint and black chapapote pigment. Note that this is an exquisite Veracruz standing whistle figure. It is in wonderful condition, and shows a most unusual, singular theme - a coatimundi stretched across the entire upper torso of its female owner. Very special, high quality example! 5"H x 4"W.
Provenance: Ex-private Saul and Marsha Stanoff collection, San Francisco, CA, acquired in 1960's.
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.
#102716
Provenance: Ex-private Saul and Marsha Stanoff collection, San Francisco, CA, acquired in 1960's.
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.
#102716
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Intact/near choice.
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Veracruz Female Whistle Figure with Coatimundi
Estimate $900 - $1,200
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