Sitting female figure, Mexico, Nayarit, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3038574

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Lot 106

80th Tribal Art Auction

Sitting female figure · Mexico, Nayarit · ID: 3038574

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Ken Bower, Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, USA

Size

H: 27 cm

H: 10.6 inch

Description

redwear pottery, black pigment remains, hollow figure, provided with nose and ear ornament, neckring and bracelets, the legs are folded sideways, opening at the back of the head, slightly dam.;
the right hand is touching the stomach, while the left hand touches the left breast. This is a known gesture among female sculpture from West Mexico.

America Pre-columbian

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