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Cornet in the Shape of an Anaconda for a Convener (Prioste) in a Kinship Festival

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:

1981

Artist:

Apacha Vargas (Denise Curipacha Vargas)
Canelos Quichua, 1938–?
Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Apacha Vargas

Culture

Canelos Quichua

Title

Cornet in the Shape of an Anaconda for a Convener (Prioste) in a Kinship Festival

Places

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

Date

1981

Medium

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

Dimensions

11.4 × 30.5 × 11.4 cm (4 1/2 × 12 × 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Arnold H. Crane Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2020.235

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