3 Brutalist Clay Figures South American Mexican Pre Columbian Style Black Ware Musical Vintage / Antique

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3 Brutalist Clay Figures South American Mexican Pre Columbian Style Black Ware Musical Seated Vintage / Antique

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3 Antique or Vintage pre-Columbian pots Chimu? Praying Girl, Singing Man I & II Blackware

I am not an expert and am only giving these 3 a preliminary identification as an example of pre- Columbian Chimu blackware pottery if from the North Coast of Peru. It displays the distinctive metallic black color of black ware pottery. These three particular ceramic vase-like sculptures portray a seated anthropomorphic figures.
*** All three of these pots show some form of decoration and two have the same type of mouth and top openings that may indicate their use as musical instruments.

PRAYING GIRL is wearing large, undecorated earrings. This resembles a girl or woman because of the pronounced nipples or breasts on her chest. The position of hands on her chest has been tentatively identified as praying in other similar black ware pots. She is wearing the lightly made or worn marks of a neck-piece of some sort and instead of a decorated head band she has marks that may simply indicate hair. The top of her head is an open oval. There is no open mouth or other secondary opening so it is probably not a musical instrument.
Damage: One of her shoulders has broken off as is part of one of her feet on the same side.

Measurements:
Height: 5 1/2 inches
Widest: Elbow to elbow – 4 inches
Front to back: 3 inches
Top Opening: Length – 1 inch Width – 3/4 inch
Base - Length - 2 ½ inches Width - 2 1/8 inches

SINGING MAN I is wearing very large, undecorated earrings and a fancy headdress. It resembles a man with crossed legs with his hands under his open cut out mouth, holding his chin. The top of his head is an open circle.
It is possible this is meant to be an instrument. It makes a hollow sound if one purses one's lips and puts them inside the top opening to blow air through the mouth..
Damage: There is a small chip on the underside just behind the area where his legs would be attached to his body.

Measurements:
Height: 5 inches
Widest: Elbow to elbow – 3 inches
Front to back: 4 ½ inches
Top Opening: Length – 1 inch Width – 7/8 inch
Base- Length - 3 ½ inches Width - 2 3/4 inches

SINGING MAN II resembles a man with his hands on the ankles of his crossed feet. He is is the most decorated of the three pottery figures I have for sale. This figure is wearing large, decorated earrings, a decorated neckpiece and a decorated head band. He has a full cut out mouth, open as if he were singing.
It is possible this is meant to be an instrument. It makes a hollow sound if one purses one's lips and puts them inside the upper opening to blow air through the mouth. Could this be a water jug whistle?
Damage: One of his crossed feet has broken off just at the cross. There is a chipped area with a small hole on the bottom of the piece.

Measurements:
Height: 5 1/2 inches
Widest: Elbow to elbow – 3 3/4 inches
Front to back: 4 inches
Top Opening: Length – 1 ½ inch Width – 3/4 inch
Base- Length – 3 1/8 inches Width - 2 ½ inches
Mouth: 1 ½ inches Width ¼ inch high See less