Tairona
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)
INV-1262
Tairona
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombiac. 1300
Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)
Tairona Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia →taironaamericaslower central americaArts of the Americassculptureearthenware
Date
c. 1300
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions
H.: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Everett McNear in memory of Everett McNear
To this day in Tairona communities, masked individuals dance, personifying the deified forces and phenomena of nature. This act associates the annual round of social and economic activities with the natural world’s cycle of death, fertility, and renewal.
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