SHIPIBO PERU AMAZON INDIAN SMALL POT
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isnw_ecp SHIPIBO POTTERY- IQUITOS, PERU.APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES TALL, 4.5 INCHES WIDE AT THE BOTTOM. FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN IQUITOS PERU. AGE UNKNOWN. IN GOOD CONDITION. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS APPARENT. THERE IS AN ITEM INSIDE THE POT THAT CREATES A LIGHT RATTLE . PURCHASED FROM THE SHIPIBO APPROX. 20 YEARS AGO. ACCORDING TO SHIPIBO MYTH THE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGNS COMES FROM RONIN, THE GREAT BOA WHO, "UNITES ALL DESIGNS ON HIS TARI (SKIN)". ALSO SAID TO REPRESENT AYAHUASA V...ISIONS WHICH CAN PRESENT THESE GEOMETRIC PATTERNS DURING ITS USE... WHICH ARE REGARDED AS MEDICINES BESTOWED TO THE SHAMANS. SOME DESIGNS LIKE THE CROSS DESIGN , CURVILINEAR STYLE, IS SAID TO ORIGNATE FROM THE EVIL SPHERE OF THE "EYE SOULS" OF THE DECEASED. SHIPIBO WOMEN HAVE ACHIEVED A TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC LEVEL THAT IS UNUSUALLY HIGH AND SOPHISTICATED AS COMPARED TO OTHER AMAZONIAN PEOPLE (TAKEN FROM THE COSMOS ENCOILIED: INDIAN ART OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON, ANGELIKA GEBHART-SAYER, 1984). I DO MY BEST TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE PIECE PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS AND IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL PICTURES PLEASE ASK.SHIPPING COST IS FOR CONTINENTAL US ONLY. ALASKA, HAWAII, PUERTO RICO AND INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE ASK FOR QUOTE. THANKS FOR LOOKING!PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS FOR ADDITIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC ART.On Jul-04-06 at 15:53:49 PDT, seller added the following information:
