Vessel ·  South America, Inca · ID: 3036720

Description

ceramic, bellied form, stand in form of a deer head, rep. (several breakages), slight traces of abrasion;
deer are depicted in many materials by various pre-Hispanic civilizations in the Andes. Among the many variations of roles that deer play in the origin myths all over the Americas are the aboriginal grandfather, the culture hero who turns into a deer, and the supernatural first couple who had many children, some of whom were human, some of whom were deer.

The object Vessel with the object ID 3036720 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 88 achieved a sales price of EUR 220 with an asking price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

Anders, Ferdinand, Peru durch die Jahrtausende, Recklinghausen 1984, p. 379, ill. 12.31