Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century)
Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif
INV-2562
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century)
Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador1985
Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador →canelos quichuaArts of the Americassouth americanvessel
Date
1985
Medium
Ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the Brazilian Elemi (Protium heptophyllum)
Dimensions
25.4 × 19.1 cm (10 × 7 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Arnold H. Crane Endowment Fund
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Olimpia Canelos (Canelos Quichua, active 20th century) Pastaza Province, Ecuador
