Jamacoaque Pottery Female Whistle Figure
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A charming hand-built pottery female figure, standing upright with her short arms adorned with bangles and held at her sides. Wearing a short dress, the ancient figure presents a thick body, square shoulders, and a huge head displaying almond-shaped eyes, a bulbous nose, and a closed mouth. A voluminous headdress caps her stylized visage, as prominent ears with heavy adornments are featured just below. A set of 3 perforations on her verso allowed her to previously function as a whistle. Size: 3.3" W x 7.5" H (8.4 cm x 19 cm)
The Jamacoaque culture, named for the towns of Jama and Coaque of the Pacific coast of Ecuador, is known for its pottery, especially large human-shaped molded statues adorned with appliques and painted with rich pigments. Dress and ornament were identifiers of clans and ethnic groups and markers of rank among many ancient American peoples. Information encoded in elements of clothing and jewelry would have been understood by the members of those groups.
Provenance: private Southern California collection, California, USA, acquired through descent 2006; ex-private California collection, USA, before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168160
Condition Report: Whistle no longer functions. Repaired from several pieces with restoration. Expected nicks, chips, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice mineral deposits and earthen encrustations throughout.
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A charming hand-built pottery female figure, standing upright with her short arms adorned with bangles and held at her sides. Wearing a short dress, the ancient figure presents a thick body, square shoulders, and a huge head displaying almond-shaped eyes, a bulbous nose, and a closed mouth. A voluminous headdress caps her stylized visage, as prominent ears with heavy adornments are featured just below. A set of 3 perforations on her verso allowed her to previously function as a whistle. Size: 3.3" W x 7.5" H (8.4 cm x 19 cm)
The Jamacoaque culture, named for the towns of Jama and Coaque of the Pacific coast of Ecuador, is known for its pottery, especially large human-shaped molded statues adorned with appliques and painted with rich pigments. Dress and ornament were identifiers of clans and ethnic groups and markers of rank among many ancient American peoples. Information encoded in elements of clothing and jewelry would have been understood by the members of those groups.
Provenance: private Southern California collection, California, USA, acquired through descent 2006; ex-private California collection, USA, before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168160
Condition Report: Whistle no longer functions. Repaired from several pieces with restoration. Expected nicks, chips, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice mineral deposits and earthen encrustations throughout.
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