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Collections

Woman with Decorated Body and Animal Helpersunknown date

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Ceramic figural sculpture in buff-colored clay, squat human form with loop-shaped arms, incised spiral designs covering the surface, and a small secondary figure at one shoulder
Terracotta figurine with a rounded head, two large open loop handles at the sides, small pierced holes near the upper body, and splayed legs at the base; buff-colored clay with visible surface cracks and earthen deposits at the top.
Ceramic seated figure with incised swirling line patterns covering the body and face, one arm raised toward the chin, in buff-colored earthenware with a weathered surface.
Ceramic seated figure in buff-colored clay, with arms curved outward forming loop handles, covered in incised spiral and scrollwork patterns across the body, face, and elaborate headdress.
Title
Woman with Decorated Body and Animal Helpers
Culture
Zenú
Place Made
Colombia, Caribbean Lowlands, Sinú
Date Made
unknown date
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
9 1/2 × 7 × 4 in. (24.1 × 17.8 × 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.621
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Burtenshaw, Julia, Héctor García Botero, Diana Magaloni, and María Alicia Uribe Villegas. The Portable Universe = El Universo en tus Manos: Thought and Splendor of Indigenous Colombia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.