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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Artist/Maker Tumaco-La Tolita Colombia/Ecuador
Date300 BCE-200 CE
CultureTumaco-La Tolita
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 4 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (22.9 x 10.5 x 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0243.09
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionDuring this period heads show a marked cranial deformation, a practice found in Mayan cultures as well. The bench, a symbol of authority and wisdom, is associated with religious rituals and the use of hallucinogens in Andean, West Mexican and Gulf Coast Veracruz cultures.
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Head Fragment
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Head Fragment
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Head Fragment
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Head Fragment
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure
    Pihuamo
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Anthropomorphic Feline Forest Spirit (possibly Boraro)
    La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stirrup-spout Bottle
    Tumaco-La Tolita
    300 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ceremonial Table
    Gran Chiriquí
    ca. 800-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Dwarf Holding a Staff
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Coquero Figure
    Nariño-Carchi
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hunchback Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bowl
    Nariño-Carchi
    400-1532
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