Lot 429

Tarahumara Rarámuri Mexican Pottery Vessel

Estimate: $400 - $800

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$0 $5
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$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Tarahumara Rarámuri Mexican pottery vessel. The pottery vessel shows a wonderfully and professionally crafted ceramic construction that shows a polychrome decorated side walling that shows triangular decoration in a red paint and shows a flared lip to the pot with a rounded base and graduated side walling. The Rarámuri are believed to be descended from a people of the Mogollon culture. The Rarámuri repulsed and were never conquered by the Spanish Conquistadors or fully converted by the Jesuit missionaries. When the Spanish arrived in the 1500s, they called this native people the "Tarahumara". The condition of this pottery vessel is good with some wear due to age and use of the pot and a small chip to the lip of the pot but otherwise is in good overall condition. The measurements of this pottery vessel are 13" x 13 1/2" x 13 1/2".