Funerary Deity, Tumaco Culture - Colombia 3rd Bc - 3rd Ad

Gray terracotta figurine, wear, old traces of gluing at the ears. small losses. restoration on the nose. -- The Tumaco-La Tolita culture is an archaeological culture of the pre-Columbian era that spread in the coastal region on the border of Colombia and Ecuador. Two of the most remarkable sites of this Amerindian culture are Tumaco and La Tolita, from which it takes its name. The religion of the Tumaco culture was polytheistic and animistic. A cult was dedicated to divinities from the real world such as the jaguar, the snake, the eagle, A large number of burial sites (the tolas) were in the coastal region, so many figurines have a slightly eroded appearance. A certificate from the gallery will be given to the purchaser.