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Figurine of a Coatimundi (Cuchuchu)

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:

1976

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

Figurine of a Coatimundi (Cuchuchu)

Places

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

Date

1976

Medium

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

Dimensions

15.9 × 16.5 × 14 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Arnold H. Crane Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2020.236

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