Anthropomorphic Figure
Artist/Maker
Jama-Coaque
(Coastal Ecuador)
Date200 BCE-600 CE
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (15.9 x 7.3 x 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
Object number84.0244.07
DescriptionThis figure is shown with an elaborate costume, possibly composed of padding but more likely feathers. There is a long tradition of anthropomorphic representations in Jama-Coaque art including the depiction of bird-men. Bird-men figures were also common to the Veracruz cultures in Mexico.On View
Not on viewCollections
ca. 450-650