Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Fish-Form Grater
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tumaco region, La Tolita, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine, hand-built effigy grater (rollador) of an abstract fish form. The ovoid body has a pointed tail and roughly triangular head, with the body scooped out on one side to form a series of tight, high ridges within a border. Used to grate various vegetables and to descale fish, effigy graters like this example were utilized in the Tumaco region of what is now Colombia by the Tolita culture. Size: 13.2" W x 3.4" H (33.5 cm x 8.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ed Davies, Long Beach, California, USA, mid 1980s, collection #E-1
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Condition Report: Repaired and restored near center. This is well done and difficult to see.
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Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tumaco region, La Tolita, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine, hand-built effigy grater (rollador) of an abstract fish form. The ovoid body has a pointed tail and roughly triangular head, with the body scooped out on one side to form a series of tight, high ridges within a border. Used to grate various vegetables and to descale fish, effigy graters like this example were utilized in the Tumaco region of what is now Colombia by the Tolita culture. Size: 13.2" W x 3.4" H (33.5 cm x 8.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ed Davies, Long Beach, California, USA, mid 1980s, collection #E-1
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#151301
Condition Report: Repaired and restored near center. This is well done and difficult to see.
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