Bidspirit auction | Diseased Colima Hunchback Shaman, 200

Diseased Colima Hunchback Shaman, 200 BCE - 250 CE - Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Jalisco, Colima Culture 200 BCE - 250 CE. Diseased Colima hunchbacked shaman exceptional combination of multiple styles and aesthetics including a shaman figure with necklace in the seated position. He is not only a very pronounced hunchback but also has spiny pellets to his arms likely representative of scarification and disease. To his back an extremely large single bulbous grown similar to a cupping like scar. Size 10” H x 8 1/2” W San Francisco Area Collection Condition: restoration and repair commensurate with age and condition