Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Property from the Collection of Andy and Deborah Williams
Colima Seated Hunchback Figure, Comala style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
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November 22, 07:18 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 4,000 USD
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Property from the Collection of Andy and Deborah Williams
Colima Seated Hunchback Figure, Comala style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Height: 12 1/8 in (30.8 cm)
Andy Williams, California, acquired from the above on June 25, 1985
Andy and Deborah Williams, California
In a transformative moment of a ritual, the figure is poised leaning to the side with his arms reaching to the legs. The face shows his expanded nostrils and flattened cheeks as if inhaling and eyes closed. His legs exhibit the subtle but distinct 'saber shin' form and his upper arms are decorated with four rows of sharp cicatrice tattoos. Adorned with a large necklace of shell pendants and wearing an incised headband centering a larger medallion, he bears the marks of an esteemed hunchback.
For a comparative figure, see Richard F. Townsend, ed., Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archaeology of the Unknown Past, Chicago, 1998, p.241, fig. 18.