Large (17 7/8 inches) Authentic Pre-Columbian Colima Standing Shaman ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE w/ Certificate Authenticity & Provenance Artifact

Large (17 7/8 inches) Authentic Pre-Columbian Colima Culture statue dating from Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. Fashioned in a stylized manor Redware pottery shaman figure holding staff. surface with strong mineral deposits and root marks. This rare variant is a distinctive type found only in the Pihuamo Valley, which is not technically in Colima. Pihuamo is geographically located at the extreme southeastern edge of Jalisco, just over the border of present day Colima. Pihuamo pottery figures are known for their warm red, highly burnished slips with cream-colored accents. They are typically very well sculpted with hollow-bodies and nicely proportioned Size: 10 1/4" W x 17 7/8" H (26.03 cm x 45.40 cm ) In nice but repaired at arm and staff condition-please see pictures.

Provenance: Comes Certificate of Authenticity- Further-Purchased from Palmyra Heritage Gallery New York, NY -prior Ex. NYC Drs. collection, acquired 1970s.

Released from private collection that has sold in New York City galleries as well as top auction-Guaranteed Authentic All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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