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Masked Shaman
Culture Jama-Coaque500 B.C. - 1530
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
The transformation of this pesonage is evidenced by the presence of another being in his mouth. Masking is a religious activity related to the transmutation of the shaman into his divine avatar.
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Details
- Title: Masked Shaman
- Creator: Culture Jama-Coaque
- Creator Lifespan: -500 - 1530
- Creator Nationality: Ecuador
- Creator Death Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
- Creator Birth Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
- Date: 500 B.C. - 1530
- Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast
- Physical Dimensions: w17.6 x h15.4 cm
- Culture: Jama-Coaque
- Type: Pottery
- Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC), Museo Casa del Alabado
- External Link: http://alabado.org/
- Medium: Clay
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