This came from our part of Costa Rica, the Nicoya peninsula of Guanacaste province, which is the source of most of the early, pre-Columbian pottery in Costa Rica.
Below is a photo of the information about this piece in the museum.
My wife and I love the Bowers Museum. It features Asian, Pre-Columbian, and California art. It has amazing special exhibitions.
We have new photos of the wildlife and people of Tanzania our Viva la Voyage travel photo site this week.
Wonderful find, David. The human soul needs more than the basics to lift one's spirits. Art will always surface in societies because it is important to human's spiritual and intellectual well-being.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing work of art. What is also amazing is that it survived so long.
ReplyDeleteInteresting piece, nice find, Dave!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find Dave!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fascinating piece of ancient art. Given the struggle to survive in those days, it is remarkable that some found time to create lasting works of art. There must have been a religious or spiritual component to it.
ReplyDeleteYour comment today was most interesting. I am sure Ken has struggled, but he is far less down on his luck than many. I found your quarterback but your MLB player has eluded me.
This is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI was at Musée du Quai Branly not long ago and was powerfully reminded of how our ancestors created beauty...