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Description : Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built redware pottery vessel of a sizable form depicting a playful canine, one of the most famous of the classes of West Mexican shaft tomb culture artifacts. The highly burnished dog is shown in a crouching position atop all four legs and has a rotund body, a wide neck, and an upturned tail that doubles as the spout. The raised head bears a stylized visage with incised eyes, a tapered snout with delineated nostrils, rows of bared teeth, and perky ears. An expertly constructed example full of character! Size: 13.2 L x 5.25 W x 7 H (33.5 cm x 13.3 cm x 17.8 cm) Scholars know of at least two types of Colima dogs, one to be fattened up and ritually sacrificed or eaten and one to serve as a watchdog and healer of the ill. This plump hairless canine, known as a Chichi or Escuintla, is thought to be related to the Chihuahua or the Mexican Hairless also known as the Xoloitzcuintle. The Xoloitzcuintle was named for the deity Xolotl, the God of the Underworld, and was believed to guide the deceased as they journeyed to the afterlife. Colima vessels such as this one were buried in shaft tombs to protect the deceased and provide sustenance for eternity. A stylistically similar example, of a larger size and with no tail spout, hammered for $8,750 at Sotheby's, New York African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Including Property from The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation auction (May 13, 2011, lot 158). Provenance: private New York, USA collection from 1966, ex-The Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, New York, USA 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. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #151394
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