The representation of this Nariño Clyster Tube and nude male may be linked to agricultural field-fertility rites. Traditional sculpted face with bob-cut hair. Decorated geometric patterns on the burnished lower half of the vessel. Black and red on cream resist paint. Minor surface erosion. There is a small stable hairline crack at the base of the effigy, with testicles being reattached. Measures 10.75”/27.30 cm in length. Piartal cultural complex ca. 750 AD -1250 AD. Highland Nariño region.
Provenance: Private Fl collection
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Ref. Similar example can be seen in “Colombia Before Columbus” pg. 168 Plate XLVI
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Regional Division of Pre-Columbian Americas’ Major Archaeological Cultural Phases