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
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.
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