Anthropo-zoomorphic bird-billed bowl Huari Culture,... Lot 4

Anthropo-zoomorphic bird-billed bowl Huari Culture, Peru Middle Horizon, 600 - 900 A.D. Patinated wood H. 17 cm - D. 10 cm (at the collar) Divinity represented standing with wings folded, hands thrown forward in a gesture of offering. She is wearing a bird mask (owl?) with a hooked beak, the top of the truncated cone-shaped container with a rounded rim serves as a spout. Visible lacks (especially at the neck). Provenance: Galerie Bernard, Ramatuelle, 1970's Former Régine and Guy Dulon collection, Paris Sale Binoche-Giquello, 16 December 2015, n°102 Private collection, Paris Publication : Wood Sculptures of Ancient Peru, James Reid, Tribal art, Number 7, Summer 2004, reproduces 100 percent.