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Amulet, Llama
Amulet, Llama
Amulet, Llama
Museum of International Folk Art

Amulet, Llama

DateLate 18th - early 19th century
Place madeBautista Saavedra Province, Bolivia, South America
MediumStone (soapstone)
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in. (3 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm)
ClassificationsPersonal Symbol
Credit LineGift of Connie Thrasher Jaquith
Object numberA.2007.26.4
DescriptionHead and torso only of a llama showing long neck, carved ears, incised eyes, and carved mouth. Light colored stone with reddish brown mineralization
On View
Not on view
Collections
Amulet, horned sheep (ram)
Artist unrecorded
Late 18th - early 19th century
Amulet
Early 20th century
Llama
Artist unrecorded
13th - 15th centuries
Alpaca
Mid 20th century
bull
Artist unrecorded
13th - 15th centuries
Bull and cow
Artist unrecorded
Late 20th century
Amulet, llama
Artist unrecorded
13th - 15th century
Amulet
ca. 1950, C. Cerny
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997