Small shaman figure · Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala Culture · ID: 3038425
Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Description
fired red clay, red pigment, with delicate facial features and shaman horn, ear ornament from mirror glass (missing on the right), hands with drilled holes, block-like base
Proceeds will be given to the “Bürgerverein Altenhilfe e. V. Pliezhausen”
The object Small shaman figure with the object ID 3038425 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 69 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Expertise
Thermoluminescence Certificate, No 319111, Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch 05.12.1991
Publications
Hoffmann, Ulrich, Faszination Alt-Amerika, Stuttgart 2002, p. 33