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Tangas
Tangas

Grouping of six Tangas (SOLD)

Tangas are small convex triangular pottery covers found in large numbers in the Amazon delta. Their suggestive shape has long been attributed to use as a cover or shield for the female Mound of Venus, for protection, modesty (‘cache-sexe’ is the French term) or embellishment. 

SOLD

 

Grouping of 6 Tangas Marajo Tribe, Amazon Basin 

400AD – 1350AD

Ex Jean-Eugene Lions collection, St Tropez and Geneva

ex Robert Morris Gallery, New York, NY

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