100 BC - 250 AD
Height 14.2"
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, NM
California Trade prior to 1970
Elegance and exquisite manufacture are qualities that make Colima ceramic vessels attractive to the modern eye. The unusual position of this hunchback figure makes it a remarkable example of the Colima tradition complete with abundant root marks from hundreds of years of having been buried . Red slip paint was applied when the piece had air dried, after which it was carefully burnished for hours with a soft stone before finally being fired. The misshapen body of the figure is marked by a prominent hump on the back and amazing items of adornment. He has a pronounced nose, thin lips and trance like eyes. Hunchbacks were believed to have magical or shamanic powers. They lived apart from the rest of society and were cared for by attendants. Without a doubt one of the most unusual and finest examples known. Intact.
100 BC - 250 AD
Height 14.2"
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, NM
California Trade prior to 1970
Elegance and exquisite manufacture are qualities that make Colima ceramic vessels attractive to the modern eye. The unusual position of this hunchback figure makes it a remarkable example of the Colima tradition complete with abundant root marks from hundreds of years of having been buried . Red slip paint was applied when the piece had air dried, after which it was carefully burnished for hours with a soft stone before finally being fired. The misshapen body of the figure is marked by a prominent hump on the back and amazing items of adornment. He has a pronounced nose, thin lips and trance like eyes. Hunchbacks were believed to have magical or shamanic powers. They lived apart from the rest of society and were cared for by attendants. Without a doubt one of the most unusual and finest examples known. Intact.
