Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938)
Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Figurine of a Coatimundi (Cuchuchu)
INV-2562
Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938)
Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador1976
Figurine of a Coatimundi (Cuchuchu)
Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938) Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador →canelos quichuaArts of the Americassouth american
Date
1976
Medium
Ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the Brazilian Elemi (Protium heptophyllum)
Dimensions
15.9 × 16.5 × 14 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Arnold H. Crane Endowment Fund
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