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Apacha Vargas

1938

WA-00055349

Ceramics

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Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938)

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (2)

Cornet in the Shape of an Anaconda for a Convener (Prioste) in a Kinship Festival

1981 · Ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the Brazilian Elemi (Protium heptophyllum)

11.4 × 30.5 × 11.4 cm (4 1/2 × 12 × 4 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Figurine of a Coatimundi (Cuchuchu)

1976 · Ceramic, pigment, and shinquillu lacquer, possibly from the Brazilian Elemi (Protium heptophyllum)

15.9 × 16.5 × 14 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago

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