The production of clay figurines and small statues was a long pre-Colombian tradition that began 5 thousand years ago on the coast of Ecuador. This tradition is represented in this region throughout the entire pre-hispanic cultural sequence. The styles and the roles they fulfilled in the community changed over time, as the societies became more sophisticated.
The first figurines were made by potters from the Valdivia culture. The most naturalistic ones faithfully reproduce the features of a fertile, young woman. Two thousand years later masculine and feminine figurines from Guangala and Bahía are less naturalistic and appear to be decorated with nose rings and body paint. Apparently they were associated with mortuary and fertility rites. In La Tolita and, later, in Manta, the pieces grew in size and, thanks to the use of models, in quantity as well. These figurines, many of them richly decorated, allude to social situations and to the individual’s place in the society.
Figura antropomorfa: Embarazada
Materials: Ceramic
Formativo Temprano. 2300 - 2200 a.C. Fase Valdivia, Fase 3.
Measures: 134 mm de alto x 65 mm ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 0123
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Materials: Ceramic
Integración 500- 1550 d.C.
Measures: 44mm de alto x 23mm de ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 0109
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Figurilla antropomorfa femenina
Materials: Ceramic
Desarrollos Regionales 500 a.C.- 500 d.C.
Measures:
Part Code: MCHAP 0122
See the profile of this pieceFigura antropomorfa: Embarazada
Materials: Ceramic
Formativo Temprano. 2300 - 2200 a.C. Fase Valdivia, Fase 3.
Measures: 134 mm de alto x 65 mm ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 0123
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Figurilla antropomorfa femenina
Materials: Ceramic
Formativo Temprano 2300- 2200 a.C.
Measures:
Part Code: MCHAP 0132
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Materials: Ceramic
Formativo Tardío 1000- 500 a.C.
Measures: 45mm de alto x 27mm de ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 0141
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Figurilla antropomorfa femenina
Materials: Ceramic
Formativo Temprano 2300- 2000 a.C.
Measures: 42mm de alto x 15mm de ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 0145
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Materials: Ceramic
Desarrollos Regionales 500 a.C.- 500 d.C.
Measures: 220 mm de alto x 100 mm de ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 0405
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Materials: Ceramic
Integración 800 - 1500 dC
Measures: 140 mm de alto x 61mm de ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 2369
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Materials: Ceramic
Formativo Medio 2000- 1000 d.C.
Measures: 62mmd e alto x 79mm de ancho
Part Code: MCHAP 2421
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