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368 - Basalt head. Chiriquí, Costa Rica, ca. 1000–1500 CE. H 13.5 cm. Head of a man with closed eyes, a large nose, and a protruding chin, wearing a tight-fitting cap. See also the heads in the Musée des Amériques, Auch, no. 008.05.028; Michael C. Carlos Museum, no. 1991.004.042. Intact, mounted on a Plexiglas base. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of M.S., Munich, since before 1960. This sculpture depicts a trophy head. During acts of war, defeated enemies were beheaded and their heads displayed as trophies. For more on this widespread practice, which is documented in the accounts of the Spanish conquerors, see J. W. Hoopes, *Sorcery and the Taking of Trophy Heads in Ancient Costa Rica* (2007).
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Basalt head. Chiriquí, Costa Rica, ca. 1000–1500 CE. H 13.5 cm. Head of a man with closed eyes, a large nose, and a protruding chin, wearing a tight-fitting cap. See also the heads in the Musée des Amériques, Auch, no. 008.05.028; Michael C. Carlos Museum, no. 1991.004.042. Intact, mounted on a Plexiglas base. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of M.S., Munich, since before 1960. This sculpture depicts a trophy head. During acts of war, defeated enemies were beheaded and their heads displayed as trophies. For more on this widespread practice, which is documented in the accounts of the Spanish conquerors, see J. W. Hoopes, *Sorcery and the Taking of Trophy Heads in Ancient Costa Rica* (2007).
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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