Lot 61

Colima Sitting Hunchback Shaman

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Colima Sitting Hunchback Shaman

Estimate: $3,600 - $5,400

Starting Bid: $1,800

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by Artemis Fine Arts
June 11, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

Colima, ca. 100 BCE - 250 CE. Fine redware pottery seated hunchback dwarf shaman figure, having muscular arms and powerful wide shoulders, full rounded stomach and a well formed hunchback with a section of vertebrae prominently showing. Large well formed head with crescents above his ears, domed rear, wearing a shaman’s horn in the center of his forehead, and having a top collar spout. Beautifully rendered facial features, puckered mouth full cheeks and coffee bean type eyes. Overall excellent surface quality, with black painted details and decoration. Incised belted loincloth. A top quality, exceptional example. Size: 11”H x 8.25”W (27.9 x 21cm).

Provenance: Ex. Emily and Walter Mead collection, Santa Fe. N.M., active 1960’s - 1980’s.

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Item # 71679

  • Condition: Head professionally reattached, with restoration over the break line, else intact.

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