Sold for:
$470
$470
Pair of Carved Wooden Uchus, Kuna Culture, San Blas Islands, Panama, stylized somber standing figures, (cracks), ht. 33, 35 in. Note: In the Kuna culture, the indigenous people believed that good spirits could be trapped in the carved wooden figures called Uchus, which are often carved in the shape of men, women, or animals. A photocopied article describing their culture accompanies the lot.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-07-14
