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ILES MARAJAO, ENV. 1000-1250 APRÈS J.C.

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QUATRE ORNEMENTS
Iles Marajao, env. 1000-1250 après J.C.
Ensemble de quatre ornements corporels percés à leurs trois coins pour attache dénommés tangas, de forme triangulaire et concave et finement décorés de motifs géométriques élaborés et zoomorphiques stylisés peints en orange foncé et brun sur un fond crème.
Hauteurs de 12.9 à 15 cm. (4)
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FOUR MARAJAO BODY ORNAMENTS
MARAJAO ISLAND, CA. A.D. 1000-1250

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tangas, of triangular, concave form finely painted in dark orange and brown on the cream ground with elaborate geometric and stylized, zoomorphic patterns; pierced at the three corners for attachment.

Lot Essay

Voir Ancient Art of the Andes, fig. 201

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