Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938)
Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Cornet in the Shape of an Anaconda for a Convener (Prioste) in a Kinship Festival
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Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938)
Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador1981
Cornet in the Shape of an Anaconda for a Convener (Prioste) in a Kinship Festival
Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938) Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador →canelos quichuaArts of the Americassouth american
Date
1981
Medium
Ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the Brazilian Elemi (Protium heptophyllum)
Dimensions
11.4 × 30.5 × 11.4 cm (4 1/2 × 12 × 4 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Arnold H. Crane Endowment Fund
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Storage Vessel with "Bent" (Quingashca) Turtle Motifs
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