Remarkable skill and imagination are evidenced in this carved bone depicting the stylized image of a sitting man. Emphasis has been placed on the figure’s head and face, as well...
Remarkable skill and imagination are evidenced in this carved bone depicting the stylized image of a sitting man. Emphasis has been placed on the figure’s head and face, as well as his large feathered headdress or wild coiffure. Holes carved into the side and along the upper rim would have allowed this work to have been worn as a pendant. How extraordinary indeed, is the creative expression of the Ecuadorian artist who crafted this ordinary animal bone into a sophisticated work of art.