Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A lovely pottery musician figure standing atop delineated legs and wearing a lengthy waist band. The figure holds a three-pipe pan flute with bent arms adorned with segmented wrist and arm bands, and elaborate earring flank the sides of the head. Almond-shaped eyes, a prominent aquiline nose, and full lips comprise the stylized visage, and the elaborate headdress is bedecked in applied floral motifs and broad, curving lateral panels. Traces of orange and blue-green pigment are visible across the flautist in characteristic Jamacoaque style and suggests the figure was at one time adorned with vivid pigment. Size: 4.25" W x 6.3" H (10.8 cm x 16 cm).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA formed between 1960 and 2000

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#148462

Repaired from two large pieces, with restoration to earrings and areas of head, and resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Losses to areas of headdress and parts of one hand. Abrasions and nicks to base, body, arms, and head, with softening to some finer details, fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits and nice traces of original pigment throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.