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Collections

Seated woman with Patterned Skirt and Face Paint750–1600 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Small terracotta ceramic figure of a seated human form, painted with black facial and body decoration, with arms looped outward at the sides
Ceramic seated figure with terracotta-colored slip, painted black geometric lines on face, neck, torso, and legs; rounded simplified forms with stylized facial features and dark-painted hair.
Ceramic effigy vessel with a rounded dark-slipped head featuring a small opening at the top, a terracotta body with two loop handles suggesting arms, and horizontal black painted stripes around the lower body.
Ceramic seated figure with terracotta slip and painted black geometric striped decoration on the lower body. Stylized face in profile with a large almond-shaped eye, long black hair, and simplified facial features. Arms rest at the sides, legs extended forward.
Title
Seated woman with Patterned Skirt and Face Paint
Culture
Nariño or Carchi
Place Made
Colombia, Nariño, Capuli style
Date Made
750–1600 CE
Style
Capuli
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
6 × 4 × 4 in. (15.24 × 10.16 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.115
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas