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Art of Ecuador : Jama Coaque Sculpture of a Standing Woman
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Jama Coaque Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.2360
Origin: Manabi, Ecuador
Circa: 500
AD
to 500
AD
Dimensions:
10.125" (25.7cm) high
x 5" (12.7cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Jama Coaque
Medium: Terracotta
$4,800.00
Location: United States
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The pottery traditions in Ecuador are some of the
oldest in the New World, with discoveries of fired
ceramics dating to as early as 3000 B.C.,
evidencing a long pottery sequence in this highly
innovative culture. This Manabi female figure
from the Jama Coaque period demonstrates the
Ecuadorian craftsmen's refined skill at
manipulating the medium and his creative ability
to express heightened spirituality and power. A
standing female figure faces us with arms
outstretched, palms open, her womanly
attributes accentuated. A dynamic, crested
turban with incised decorations adorns her head,
while a nose ornament and heavy-lidded eyes
give her facial expression a truly mystical quality.
Whispers of orange and green paint around her
patterned collar, neck and turban hint at her
once-colorful image, serving now to enhance her
mysterious nature. To behold this spiritual
image of Pre-Columbian art is to imagine her
outstretched arms wrapping themselves around
us in a captivating embrace of ancient, divine
emotion and wisdom.
- (PF.2360)
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