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Monkey Effigy Vessels : Guanacaste-Nicoya Tripod Vessel with a Monkey
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Guanacaste-Nicoya Tripod Vessel with a Monkey - PF.3464
Origin: Guanacaste, Nicoya, Costa Rica
Circa: 1200
AD
to 1550
AD
Dimensions:
9.75" (24.8cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Guanacaste-Nicoya
Medium: Terracotta
Location: United States
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The movement of this monkey is recorded
through the artist's use of line and color. As the
monkey becomes three dimensional, it also
comes alive through the curvilinear lines around
the form of the body and the tail. The monkey's
mouth, hands, and feet especially stand out
through the bold use of the color orange. The
vessel radiates a feeling of excitement through
the open mouth and the arms that fly backwards
with a magnificent sense of freedom and random
mobility. This animal was very familiar to the
culture as humans and monkeys were
cohabitants in a jungle-like environment. The
monkey was a symbol for this culture after
becoming their devoted worshipping animal. The
beauty of this vessel comes from the artistic
choice to explore the effect of patterning and the
precision of line. This piece brings us closer to
the Cost Rican culture through the themes of
animals, and their motion.
- (PF.3464)
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