A Pre Columbian Ecuadorian Guangala culture pottery stylized human face mask having a high relief brow, perforated eyes and mouth, high cheek bones and incised details. Ball type nose ornament. Perforated in the center of the forehead for attachment. Mounted on custom made acrylic display stand.
A very rare, strange ancient Ecuadorian pottery votive figure in the form of a deformed human. Found in Tena, Ecuador and returned to the United States in 1969. This figure, fashioned from tan clay shows individual with facial deformities, as well as one arm as a stump and no legs. The ancient cultures revered the less than perfect of their society and often assigned them to the status as shaman. This figure is similar to the large human burial urns produced in Mesquito, Colubia, but was found i ...click for details
A lovely miniture pre columbian lidded urn from Tairona culture Columbia decorated with lineal pattern. This very attractive small urn has its original matching lid and is intact, which is suprisingly rare to find.
A lovely miniture pre columbian lidded urn from Tairona culture Columbia decorated with sylised motifs. This very attractive small urn has its original matching lid and is intact, which is suprisingly rare to find.
A lovely miniture pre columbian decorated lidded urn from Tairona culture Columbia. This very attractive small urn has its original matching lid and is intact, which is suprisingly rare to find.
A lovely miniture pre columbian lidded urn from Tairona culture Columbia decorated with lineal pattern. This very attractive small urn has its original matching lid and is intact, which is suprisingly rare to find.