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Figure of a seated woman holding a pestle

Bahía, 500

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Bahía

Figure of a seated woman holding a pestle

Bahía

Figure of a seated woman holding a pestle

Bahía, 500

Physical Qualities Earthenware, 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from John Erikson Collection, and Friends of Art Fund
Object Number 1968.34
Seated dignitary holds tube-shaped pestle in left hand. Beaded necklace, dot-applique earrings, nose ring. Posture and attire conventional to Bahía style figures from Los Esteros, Manabí.

Culture

Bahía

2000–2000

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