Canopa. A small, llama-shaped vessel; the head and neck are - Lot 265

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Canopa. A small, llama-shaped vessel; the head and neck are - Lot 265
Canopa. A small, llama-shaped vessel; the head and neck are raised. It is depicted in the act of giving birth, with the head and front legs of the young llama visible. The cylindrical cavity carved into the back is topped by a small, attached turquoise monkey. Hardstone. Peru. Inca civilization. 1400–1532 AD. Length: 13 cm. Provenance: Jack Lenore Larsen and Emmanuel Benson Collection Sotheby’s New York, February 24, 1982, lot no. 85. Private collection, Brussels Passed down through the family Jack Lenore Larsen (1927–2020) was an American textile designer, author, collector, and advocate for traditional and contemporary weaving. He is known for creating fabric patterns and textiles to complement modernist architecture and furniture, notably for Pan Am, Leonard Bernstein, architect I. M. Pei, and Air Force One.
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