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Pihuamo Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Man - PF.2186
Origin: Colima, Mexico
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
8.5" (21.6cm) high
x 4.875" (12.4cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Pihuamo
Medium: Terracotta
$3,600.00
Location: United States
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Though this standing figure represents a human
male with rudimentary abstraction, we
nonetheless sense the presence of a living
personality. The crested helmet and painted
bands across the chest and back suggest that
this figure may a shaman warrior guardian,
meant to keep evil spirits away from the
entrance to a tomb. The figure takes a defiant
stance, and his prominent penis may be another
apotropaic symbol for good luck and to frighten
away unknown evil. Though he no longer stands
guard in a tomb, he seems to take his benevolent
duties very seriously. Such a brave guardian
might be useful to keep around.
- (PF.2186)
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