La Tolita-Tumaco Grey Ware Figure Fragment glass and powerful secret societies

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La Tolita-Tumaco Grey Ware Figure Fragment glass and powerful secret societiesPre Columbian Era, La Tolita Tumaco Culture, c. 900 BC200 AD, Southern Colombia or Northern Ecuador An enchanting and highly stylized grey ware fragment depicting the upper body of a mythical animal, with applied stubbly front legs, an elongated body, bulging eyes, and a pronounced beak or snout. Finely hand modeled from sandy grey clay, the fragment reveals the exceptional craftsmanship and artistic imagination characteristic of the La Tolita Tumaco