Eleven Andean Painted Gourd Drinking Vessels (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 81A)

$257.00

A collection of eleven dried and hollowed gourd vessels in a range of ovoid and elongated forms, their natural surfaces ranging from pale tan to deep mahogany. Several are decorated with geometric and figurative motifs including bold zigzag bands, diamond registers, and abstracted humanoid and animal figures rendered in a lively negative resist or resist-painted technique.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection

Condition: Good. Stable hairline fissures and chips to several.