Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)
WW-1200-130309
<p>To this day in Tairona communities, masked individuals dance, personifying the deified forces and phenomena of nature. This act associates the annual round of social and economic activities with the natural world’s cycle of death, fertility, and renewal.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1200
- Medium
- Ceramic and pigment
- Dimensions
- H.: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- 1200
- Medium
- Ceramic and pigment
- Dimensions
- H.: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1200-130309
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
- verified