Name: Pre Columbian - Head of a Flat figure with headdress - Michoacán - West Mexico.
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Pre Columbian - Head of a Flat figure with headdress - Michoacán - West Mexico.

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About the Item

Head of a flat figure with headdress, Michoacán, West Mexico. Purépecha indigenous people, approximately 100BCE. This is the head fragment of a larger statue that would encompass the full female figure, often portrayed in traditional dress inclusive of headdress. Variations of these figures are well represented within the antiquity collections of major institutions throughout Europe and the Americas. As this is a fragment of a larger work, we would assume a likely portrayal of a female deity alternatively a symbol of fertility. The archaeological dating of Pre-Columbian antiquities to their periods and cultures is in part achieved by the variations in the representation of the Gods to that specific culture. Combined with consideration to the items craftsmanship, materials and size. However due to the problematic nature of researching lost civilisations, unfortunately the specifics of the period, use and meaning can remain elusive and are often subject to an educated assumption at best. This work is part of an extensive collection of important antiquities within our culturally diverse collection. Pre-Columbian art refers to the visual arts of indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, North, Central, and South Americas. Dating until the late 15th and early 16th centuries and including the time period marked by Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Pre-Columbian art thrived throughout the Americas from at least 13,000 BCE to the European conquests and sometimes continued for a time afterwards. Many Pre-Columbian cultures did not have writing systems, so visual art expressed cosmologies, world views, religion and the philosophy of these cultures, as well as serving as mnemonic devices. These cultures produced a wide variety of visual arts, including painting on textiles, hides, rock and cave surfaces, bodies especially faces, ceramics, architectural features including interior murals, wood panels and other available surfaces. Provenance: Private collection Sydney Australia Object Size With base: H 13.5 cm x W 14 cm x D 8 cm Object Size Without Base: H 10.5 cm x W 12 cm x D 1.5 cm

Creation Year:
Pre Columbian
Dimensions:
Height: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)Width: 5.52 in (14 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
Object Size Without Base: H 10.5 cm x W 12 cm x D 1.5 cmPrice: $1,000
Medium:
Clay
Movement & Style:
Tribal
Period:
15th Century and Earlier
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Pymble, AU
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU97715980252

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