Shaman (?) Effigy Figure

n.d.

23.1 cm 31.5 cm 16.5 cm

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This highly polished ceramic work is both a sculpture and a functional vessel. It shows a seated man who sits, hands on knees, contemplating the viewer. He wears an elaborate collar or necklace, and may represent a shaman or warrior, due to his horned helmet. While the meanin...

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Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1940s, by purchase; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
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CC0
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en
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4
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