Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built pottery male shaman figure seated nude with outstretched legs drawing attention to his petite phallus. He holds both hands up to his massive chin, teeth grimacing and eyes drooping, and with several raised cicatrice nodules dotting his shoulders. A horn rising from his headdress suggests his role as a shaman, so his facial expression may be caused by the beginnings of a hallucinogenic trance. Size: 9" L x 9.375" W x 16" H (22.9 cm x 23.8 cm x 40.6 cm)

Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection; ex-John R. Anderson collection, Kansas, USA, acquired before 1986

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  • Condition: Professional repair and restoration to entire right leg and across midsection, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and darkening to original pigment, with light earthen deposits within some recessed areas, otherwise in nice condition. Good size and presentation.

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