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Jayambi, Iguanid Effigy Figurine

1997.15.0429

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Artifact Identification Jayambi, Iguanid Effigy Figurine   (1997.15.0429)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Apacha Vargas
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date Late 20th century; 1975
Culture Canelos Quichua
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 21.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 9.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 6.7 cm
Weight 170 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Handbuilding, Firing, Painting, Rubbing, Piercing, Incising

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Whitten, Norman and Dorothea. From Myth to Creation: Art from Amazonian Ecuador. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1988. P. 22.

Whitten, Norman E. Jr. Sicuanga Runa: The Other Side of Development in Amazonian Ecuador. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1985. P.206

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman E. and Dorothea S. Whitten
Reproduction No

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