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Early 20th C. Panamanian Kuna Wood Figure, Nuchu

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Early 20th C. Panamanian Kuna Wood Figure, Nuchu

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Description

**Originally Listed At $700**

Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure known as a nuchu (uchu) by the indigenous Kuna (or Guna) people of Panama and Colombia. Standing upright with arms parallel to his body, his large head features a characteristic visage dominated by a heavy brow above sunken, inlaid seed eyes, a prominent nose, and a straight mouth. Nuchugana (plural of nuchu) are carved to represent "wakka" - non-Guna people - and carvers frequently use powerful figures for models believing that they will inspire powerful spirits. As a result, nuchu figures frequently depict politicians (Eisenhower, Churchill, JFK), soldiers (Macarthur, Eisenhower), priests, or royalty. This example wears a flat hat suggesting he is a Westerner and is additionally adorned by liberal remains of brown and black pigments. Size: 3.4" W x 15.6" H (8.6 cm x 39.6 cm); 20" H (50.8 cm) on included custom stand.

The Kuna people live on a series of thirty islands in the archipelago of San Blas in the Caribbean. This is a region of high humidity, hot temperatures, and intense rains. In their traditional medicinal practice, bad spirits of illness known as "ponis" must be expelled from the body by a traditional medicine man called an "inatuledi." The medicine man removes the illness using a nuchu, a good spirit who is represented in wooden carvings. Nuchugana (plural of nuchu) are highly cherished by the Kuna people and, once the ill person has been healed, the nuchu is passed down from generation to generation.

Provenance: ex-Uncommon Objects, Austin, Texas, USA

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Condition

Missing proper right eye. Expected chips, nicks, and abrasions, as well as stable fissures to wood, all commensurate with age. Liberal remaining detail and pigments. Nice patina throughout.