The Yossef Maiman Collection - Important Pre-Columbian Pottery and Textile Hammeriste and In Cooperation with David Ben Ami Andres Auctions (Antiquities license number 299)
Lot 51914:
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
For more details on this lot, refer to the following number in the link: num 114, p. 139 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/offerings_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)
Provenance: Sotheby’s NY, "Pre-Columbian & American Indian Art" May 2000, lot 0020.
Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Offerings for the Afterlife – Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 139
Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at [email protected]
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