Lot
25
Lot 25
Two Shipibo terracotta pottery vessels, 20th C, geometric pa...
Hammer
£100
Two Shipibo terracotta pottery vessels, 20th C, geometric patterns in brown and red surround faces with protruding features. The taller measures 18cm high, the smaller 15cm high(2).
Acquired in 1984 while the owner was living and working in Lima, Peru. Purchased at Maroti Shobo in Pucallpa, a commercial centre for the Shipibo-Conibo people of the Amazon, alongside the Ucayali river.
The traditional open-fired clay pottery is crafted by women, with skills passed down through the generations.
More Information
Both overall good, smaller has a hairline crack to rim, both have some firing marks etc and small chips/losses to glaze
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