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Double-Spout and Bridge Vessel with Flying Shaman
200 BCE - 100 CEPrecolumbian
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Nasca artist
Peru
Nasca; made in Peru
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Terracotta with polychrome slip
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1947.23
Location: Currently on view
The Nasca inhabited the southern coastal valleys of Peru. They produced distinctive ceramics decorated with images of shamans, ritually severed heads, supernatural beings and a variety of animal and plant forms. Frequently using hallucinogenic drugs to induce visions, shamans were often depicted in a transitive state of being, possessing both human and animal characteristics. This vessel portrays a wide-eyed shaman in the midst of an ecstatic flight. The shaman is shown with the upswept whiskers of an otter and the body of a pampas cat, both of which live near water and were considered to be agricultural guardians.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Walram von Schoeler (1904-1955), New York (dealer); purchased from him by the Gallery in 1947
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- An Animal Hunt in Art 4/7/1951 - 4/29/1951
- C is for Cat Memorial Art Gallery 8/10/1971 - 10/31/1971
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Author: Schilling, Susan E.. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988. Page Number: 258-259
- Article Title: Art a la Carte. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 33, Issue Number: 3. Issue Date: November 1967.
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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