Lot 144

Two Colombian Narino Pottery Bowls w/ Zoomorphs

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Two Colombian Narino Pottery Bowls w/ Zoomorphs

Estimate: $600 - $900

Starting Bid: $300

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October 2, 2025 8:00 AM MDT (In Progress)
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Louisville, CO, US


Description:

Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia to Ecuador, Narino Highlands, Capuli / Narino culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A pair of pottery bowls, each raised on a foot and decorated with resist- and slip-painted designs in rich red, cream, and black hues. One bowl features the interior adorned with stylized monkeys framed by geometric banding, symbolic figures often associated with fertility and vitality in Narino cosmology. The second bowl presents a central motif of a canine-like figure, flanked by bold stepped and linear designs, echoing themes of guardianship and the natural world. Size of wider: 8.5" Diameter x 3.5" H (21.6 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private Burbank, Illinois, USA collection via inheritance 2024, acquired between 1970s to 2000s

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  • Condition: Both are repaired and restored. The wider bowl is repaired from many pieces with visible breaklines, infill, and overpainting. The monkey bowl is also restored from several large pieces but breaklines are nearly indiscernible.

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