Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. An unusual figure of characteristically abstract form that is carved with string-cut decorations from mottled greenstone. The figure stands atop a pair of nubbin legs while supporting a heavy load - seen resting on his back - with a tump line wrapped around his forehead, in this case indicated by the puffiness of the brow. Tump lines were an efficient method of transporting sizable objects or loads of objects over rough terrain. Size: 2" L x 0.9" W x 3.6" H (5.1 cm x 2.3 cm x 9.1 cm)

Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966

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#177906

  • Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions, with light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to string-cut details.

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