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Ucuyaya
Culture Cañari400 AD - 1532 AD
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
Figures called ucuyaya which means "grandparents" or "ancestors" in teh Quichua language. Piercing eyes and creative hands represent the creativity of these spirits, and the headdresses and earrings are characteristic of Precolumbian ancestor images.
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- Title: Ucuyaya
- Creator: Culture Cañari
- Creator Lifespan: 400 - 1532
- Creator Nationality: Ecuador
- Creator Death Place: Azuay, Cañar Provinces. Ecuadorian Southern Highlands.
- Creator Birth Place: Azuay, Cañar Provinces. Ecuadorian Southern Highlands.
- Date: 400 AD - 1532 AD
- Provenance: Ecuadorian Southern Highlands, Ecuadorian Southern Highlands, Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC)
- Physical Dimensions: w8 x h2,2 cm
- Culture: Cañari
- Type: Carving
- Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado
- External Link: http://alabado.org/
- Medium: Shell
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