A GROUP OF FOUR 'SHIPIBO' POTTERY VESSELS

Description:

Ucayali river, Amazon region/Peru, early 20th c.
H. 7,3-22 cm / D. 18,5-24 cm
The Shipibo-Conibo tribe is one of the indigenous tribes of the Amazon region. In addition to textile and beadwork, the geometrically decorated, polychrome-painted kermi vessels are particularly well known. Two pots and two bowls showing the typical polychrome fine line geometric decoration.
From an important South German private collection, assembled between 1958 and 1968 - Slightly chipped, the red bowl with a restored break