1960s Pucará Folk Art Bull from Peru - 13" H X 4.5" W X 11" D

Painted pottery sculpture of a traditional bull. This piece of art has a high spiritual and protective value – and is present in ceremonies that include fertility, protection of livestock, harvest and other aspects of daily life. 

Being that this is a traditional Pucará bull, it is not overly colored – and the use of clay confers its natural tone with only hand-painted ornamentation. Made by the Quechua people who live in the Lampa Province in the Puno Region of Peru.

Acquired in Peru during the 1960s - this is an antique, hard-to-find piece that was acquired from a personal collection. Would be at home in a neutral palette whether Coastal Modern, California Casual, Southwestern or Folk Art-Inspired. Create a collection - please see our other vintage Peruvian pottery pieces.  

Place of Origin: Lampa Province, Peru

Date of Manufacture: 1950s-1960s

Condition: Excellent

Wear: Consistent with age and use. Please refer to pictures.

Dimensions: 13 in. H X 4.5 in. W X 11 in. D

Reference: 

The Spirit of Folk Art, Henry Glassie (pg. 77) 

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent Collection of Peruvian Pottery

"Peruvian art conquers the networks once again" by Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo

Folk Art Museum of Central Texas

Toritos de Pucará: Symbols of Protection & Prosperity

"The Originality of Peruvian Popular Art" by Manuel Checa Solari, UNESCO Courier, 1984

"Pucara and the cult of the Peruvian roof ornament" by Notes from Camelid Country, October 23,2012

University of Oslo Historical Museum: Itinerant Pucará Bulls

Museo Lítico de Pukara

Pukara Archaeological Project by Elizabeth Klarich

The Little Bull of Pucará, Marvelous Peru

Toritos de Pucará – Ceramic Bull Votives of the Peruvian Andes, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

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