Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

Bowl

Artist/Maker Nariño-Carchi (Colombia/Ecuador)

Date400-1532

Mediumpottery and paint

DimensionsOverall: 6 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. (15.2 x 17.1 x 16.2 cm)

ClassificationsContainers

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff

Terms

Object number84.0246.01

On View

Not on view

Collections

Art of the Ancient Americas

DescriptionThis iconographically rare and important bowl with resist fire decoration is similar to the stone benches supported by jaguars produced by the Manteño culture. The jaguar represented the transformed state of the shaman under the influence of hallucinogens. This bowl might have been used by a shaman during ritual ceremonies.