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Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif

A work made of ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the brazilian elemi (protium heptophyllum).

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  • A work made of ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the brazilian elemi (protium heptophyllum).

Date:

1985

Artist:

Marta Vargas (Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua)
Canelos Quichua, active 20th–21st century
Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Marta Vargas

Culture

Canelos Quichua

Title

Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif

Places

Ecuador (Object made in), Pastaza (Object made in)

Date

1985

Medium

Ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the Brazilian Elemi (Protium heptophyllum)

Dimensions

25.4 × 19.1 cm (10 × 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Arnold H. Crane Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2020.222

Extended information about this artwork

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