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Anthropomorphic Figurine

Culture Bahía400 B.C. - 700 AD

Museo Casa del Alabado

Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador

Portrayed in meditative pose, this high ranking man wears a headdress with great horns which suggest his shamanic role in communication with parallel worlds.

Details

  • Title: Anthropomorphic Figurine
  • Creator: Culture Bahía
  • Creator Lifespan: -450 - 700
  • Creator Nationality: Ecuador
  • Creator Death Place: Caráquez Bay. Ecuadorian North Coast.
  • Creator Birth Place: Caráquez Bay. Ecuadorian North Coast.
  • Date: 400 B.C. - 700 AD
  • Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast, Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC)
  • Physical Dimensions: w26 x h15,9 cm
  • Culture: Bahía
  • Type: Pottery
  • Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado
  • External Link: http://alabado.org/
  • Medium: Clay

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