Sculptural ceramic ceremonial vessel that represents an inhabitant of the underworld masturbating himself ML004212

This sculptural ceramic bottle depicts a male inhabitant of the underworld, whom we would call a dead man. However, in the Andean world, he is still active in the inner world. His vitality is manifested in the possibility of further fertilizing, since even cadaverous, this man is capable of emitting semen through masturbatory action. (UH)

Esta botella escultórica representa a un habitante masculino del “mundo de abajo”, a quienes nosotros llamaríamos “muerto”. Sin embargo, en la cosmovisión andina, éste sigue activo en el mundo interior. Su vitalidad se manifiesta en la posibilidad de seguir fecundando, ya que aún cadavérico, éste hombre es capaz de emitir el semen fertilizador mediante la acción masturbatoria. (UH)