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Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif by Marta Vargas — VisualArtsDB

Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif

Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif

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

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canelos quichua

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firing (heating)canelos quichuaclayshinquillu lacquervesselsvessellacquerArts of the Americassouth americanceramicpigment

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