Veracruz Standing Sonriente Whistling Figure
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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cuz, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. This is a pottery standing "Sonriente" male figure from the Veracruz region of Gulf Coast Mexico. Like many hollow pieces of pottery from this region, he functions as a musical instrument. Sonrientes, or "smiling faces", are the most famous pottery from this period in Veracruz (known as Remojadas for its keystone archaeological site). Like this one, they depict wide, smiling, childlike faces, often with teeth showing. Atop his head is an enormous headdress. Smiling faces are very rare in Mesoamerican art, but in Remojadas and the surrounding area, there are thousands of these Sonrientes figures, leading to a mystery for archaeologists. Some have suggested that the smiles are the result of consuming the alcoholic beverage pulque, or taking hallucinogenic drugs; others see them as representing performers. Size: 5" W x 8.4" H (12.7 cm x 21.3 cm)
Provenance: Ex - Adeon Gallery, Nick Poolos collection acquired before 1975
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Provenance: Ex - Adeon Gallery, Nick Poolos collection acquired before 1975
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#115532
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One arm has been repaired, otherwise intact.
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Veracruz Standing Sonriente Whistling Figure
Estimate $600 - $900
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