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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A fascinating standing terracotta figure of a shaman caught in the act of transforming into a jaguar. The figure stands atop a horseshoe-shaped platform with a low border around its edges. Most strikingly, the figure wears a massive curved headdress with two trumpet-like projections from its back; its front is decorated with hanging flaps near the ears and a band of applied, large, round beads forming a heart-shaped boundary around the face. The face is transformed, with huge bulging eyes, a mouth full of fangs, a massive hanging labret that resembles a tongue, and a similarly huge crescent-shaped nose ornament. The figure wears a loincloth and holds two implements - possibly rattles - in its hands, which are outstretched. Remains of yellow, red, and turquoise pigment are on the surface, especially on the headdress and face. Size: 3.5" W x 6.95" H (8.9 cm x 17.7 cm)
Provenance: private Gill collection, Florida, USA; ex-private New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Jack Bond, Kent-Bond Gallery, Tampa, Florida, USA; ex-Ken Bower, The Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, USA, acquired in the 1990s
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Condition
Professionally repaired and restored from multiple pieces, notably the headdress. This is well done and difficult to discern. The front of the headdress has some small losses, as do the sides of the nose. There is an unrepaired hairline fissure on the back of the base that appears to be stable. With fine remaining pigment.