Festival Effigy: Amarun, Anaconda

1997.15.0274

Thumbnail of Festival Effigy: Amarun, Anaconda (1997.15.0274)

Detailed Images

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Festival Effigy: Amarun, Anaconda   (1997.15.0274)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Elsa Vargas Santi
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1972
Culture Canelos Quichua

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 25.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 13.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 1,065 g
Measuring Remarks Weight converted to grams from ounces. (375 oz.)
Materials Ceramic--Stoneware, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Handbuilding, Firing, Painting, Rubbing
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Norman E. Whitten and Dorothea Scott Whitten. Puyo Runa Imagery and Power in Moderan Amazonia. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008. page 111. Whitten, Norman and Dorothea. From Myth to Creation: Art from Amazonian Ecuador. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1988. page 22 Our Knowledge Our Beauty, video, Whitten

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman E. and Dorothea S. Whitten
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

Share What You Know!

The Spurlock Museum actively seeks opportunities to improve what we know and record about our collections. If you have knowledge about this object, please get in touch with our Registration staff by using the form below. Please note that we cannot give appraisals, provide any information related to the value of any party's collections, or authenticate artifacts.

Please enter your first name.
Please enter your last name.
Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter comments you would like to share about the artifact.

All fields are required.