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Colima Hunchback Shaman Head Vessel - PF.0950
Origin: Western Mexico
Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD

Catalogue: V2
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Colima
Medium: Terracotta

Location: UAE

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The physiognomy of this striking head is that associated with hunchback figures in the art of Colima; the horn further identifies him as a shaman, the magic man who communicated with the spirits - a position traditionally occupied by hunchbacks. This magnificent vessel clearly held an offering of great ritual significance to the society which buried it; in our world it still has the power to move us deeply. - (PF.0950)

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