Lot n° 97
Estimation :
150 - 300
EUR
KARAJÁ (Iny), rio Araguaia valley / Bananal island, Brazilia - Lot 97
KARAJÁ (Iny), rio Araguaia valley / Bananal island, Brazilian Amazon, Brazil, 20th century.
Standing female statuette wearing a loincloth. The body and face are covered with ceremonial paintings in black geometric motifs enhanced with red and ochre. The head is topped with a veil that falls to the top of the shoulders. Cotton necklace around the neck, plant fibers attached to the belt.
Polychrome terracotta, plant fibers, cotton, chip on back of foot.
36 x 12 cm
These terracotta figurines, known as ritxòkò, are part of a feminine tradition associated with the transmission of social codes, ornaments and identities, linked to ritual body painting practices.
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