South American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A wonderful pottery bowl intricately painted with the maze-like linear patterning, a traditional design of the indigenous people in the Peruvian rainforest region. Shipibo motifs are slip-painted onto clay paste that fires to a high strength material - which enables the artisans to create thin walls- the ceramists are primarily women in this culture. The mesmerizing patterning, known as kene, represents a spiritual connection to the universe - indicating pathways of connection between objects with the immaterial. Size: 9.6" W x 4.2" H (24.4 cm x 10.7 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private lifetime collection of Dr. Saul Tuttman and Dr. Gregory Siskind, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s

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#181262

Light surface wear as shown, but otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigment and details. Great root marks on interior.