Description:

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Diquis culture, ca. 1000 CE. A hand carved and string cut stone figure representing a standing shaman in a trance-like state. The peg base male figure carved with fingers outspread, broad squared shoulders, demarcated musculature and genitalia, face with pointed chin, closed lips, a pronounced nose, lunate shaped eyes, and a headband fitted coiffure in tan-grey basalt. Diquis stone sculptures like this example are admired for their abstract, geometric yet figural style. Custom stand. Size: 6.75" W x 16.625" H (17.1 cm x 42.2 cm); 17.75" H (45.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: collection of the late Alfred E. Stendahl, Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA

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#126343

  • Condition: Expected surface wear commensurate with age with a few old nicks to lower back side. Nice mineral deposits. Old inventory number painted on verso.

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