Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A type of drum that was unique to the southern Andes during the Paracas and Nazca periods, this massive example features a teardrop-shaped body, a tight collar around its neck, and a broad, flaring opening that once would have been covered with skin and played using both hands, perhaps while strapped to the player's waist and supported by a strap wrapped around the neck. The delicate base is painted black, with the rest of the body delineated in a deep, rich red that is dotted with triangular motifs comprised of three pale orange circles; the neck features vertical stripes delineated in the same color. The Paracas did not have pottery wheels - instead, this would have been painstakingly made by an artisan by spiraling coils of clay around a base and then smoothing the walls by hand or with a stone. Given that a drum of this size would have taken a great deal of time and care to produce, it was likely played during only the most important rituals. Size: 13" W x 22" H (33 cm x 55.9 cm)

See two similar types of drum from the Paracas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2010.172.1; 1979.206.1097).

Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950s to 1960s

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  • Condition: Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces, notably in one spot on the rim and on the shoulder. Nice deposits on surface.

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