decorative
Lot 51098:
Large ovoid jar depiction an elegantly-dressed, seated man holding in his hands a small lime container and short spatula for taking the lime out of the vessel while chewing coca leaves. He is carrying two bags of coca leaves, one slung over each shoulder. As the man presented is whistling – a ritual activity called "mochar" It is probable that he is participating in an offering or worship ceremony.
Height: 74.5 cm
Catalogue: 114 (for more details, refer to this number in the literature here: https://shorturl.at/bCKRV)
Provenance: Private collection, Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife – Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006.
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