Xalitla Seated Female Figure, ca. 1200 B.C.
height 2 1/4in (5.8cm)
with legs crossed and holding an object, possibly a hallucinogenic mushroom, in her left hand, wearing a loincloth, bracelet and earrings, her long hair flowing back; natural buff surface with red highlights.
Provenance:
Private Collection, California, acquired in the 1960s
with legs crossed and holding an object, possibly a hallucinogenic mushroom, in her left hand, wearing a loincloth, bracelet and earrings, her long hair flowing back; natural buff surface with red highlights.
Provenance:
Private Collection, California, acquired in the 1960s
Estimate:
US$ 3,500 - 4,500
€2,700 - 3,500
£2,300 - 3,000
€2,700 - 3,500
£2,300 - 3,000
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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