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Published La Tolita Fish-Form Pottery Grater
Published La Tolita Fish-Form Pottery Grater
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, La Tolita, Tumaco, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. Effigy graters (rollador) were utilized in the Tumaco region of what is now Colombia, by the Tolita culture, oftentimes taking the attractive stylized form of a fish or squid. Used to grate various vegetables, they were made with raised horizontal sections inset with sharp stones. This very fine example shows liberal remains of original red pigment. Custom stand. Size: 10.875" L x 3.375" W (27.6 cm x 8.6 cm); 5.375" H (13.7 cm) on stand

Published on page 67 of Armand J. Labbe's "Columbia Before Columbus: The People, Culture, and Ceramic Art of Prehispanic Colombia" (originally published in 1986)

Provenance: Ex-Private Smith Collection, Atlanta, GA

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Condition
Repaired from two pieces. A few losses to peripheries as shown. Expected surface wear with pigment loss commensurate with age.
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Published La Tolita Fish-Form Pottery Grater

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