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Twenty-one (21) Ecuadorean Pre-Columbian human effigy grey, buff, and brown ware pottery figurines and pipes or whistles, including a hollow Jama Coaque culture human figurine fragment with elaborate headdress, feathered bird suit costume, traces of blue paint, oval knob to back, one hole to underside, one hole to bottom of knob (5 1/2" H x 3 1/4" W x 2 1/8" D), Bahia culture flat human figurine fragment with elaborate headdress, nondescript features, elongated head, emphasized stomach, one plugged hole top of head (3" H x 1 3/4" W x 1 1/4" D), large hollow female fertility figurine fragment with elongated head, nose with nose plug, large ears with earrings, collar necklace, emphasized stomach, and breasts, one arm and part of one leg intact, one hole to top of head, one hole to underside (8 1/2" H x 4 3/4" W x 3" D), female fertility figurine with oval eyes, elongated head, collar necklace with medallion, large ears with ear spools, emphasized stomach, and breasts (4 5/8" H x 2 3/4" W x 2" D), hollow human figurine fragment with oval eyes, nose with nose plug, and incised collar necklace, traces of red paint, one hole to back right shoulder (4" H x 2 7/8" W x 2" D), flat plaque fragment with two human figures with elaborate costumes and necklaces, one with head intact with elongated head and large earrings (3 3/4" H x 3 1/2" W x 7/8" D), human figurine with round eye, prominent nose, elongated head, one intact hand holding phallus, one plugged hole to underside (5" H x 3 1/8" W x 2 1/2" D), female fertility figurine with oval eyes, elongated head, "v" shaped necklace, emphasized breasts, stomach, and thighs (3 1/4" H x 1 7/8" W x 1 1/8" D), flat musician figurine holding a musical instrument under a large nose with large ears, and elongated head (4 1/2" H x 2 1/8" W x 1 1/2" D), hollow female fertility figurine fragment with oval eyes, large nose with nose plug, elongated head, large ears with earrings, part of a necklace, and one emphasized breast (4" H x 2 3/4" W x 2 1/2" D), human figurine with pointed headdress, oval eyes, nose with nose plug, collar necklace (3 1/4" H x 2 1/4" W x 1 1/2" D), hollow human head fragment with oval eyes, large nose with nose plug, round earrings, traces of a necklace, hair with incised lines, large hole to back of head (4 3/8" H x 3 3/8" W x 2 1/4" D), hollow human figurine with incised lines to face, elongated head, nose with nose plug, large earrings, collar necklace with incised lines, both hands outstretched, large hole top of head (4" H x 3" W x 3 1/8" D), female fertility figurine with elaborated headdress, necklace, emphasized breasts, and thighs (2 7/8" H x 1 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D), human figurine fragment with elaborate costume, collar necklace, long earrings, and flat headdress, one plugged hole underside (4" H x 2 1/4" W x 1 1/2" D), flat human figurine with both hand at mouth, large nose, large ears, elongated head (3 3/4" H x 1 7/8" W x 7/8" D), flat female fertility figurine plaque with emphasized breasts and stomach, nondescript face, large earrings, collar necklace, elongated head, one hole top of head (4 3/4" H x 3 1/8" W x 1 1/2" D), flat human figurine with elongated head, prominent nose with nose plug, large ears with earrings, elaborate necklace, emphasized stomach, one hole top of head (4 1/8" H x 2 3/8" W x 1 1/2" D), flat female fertility figurine with elongated head, large nose with nose plug, large ears with earrings, elaborate necklace, emphasized stomach, and breasts (4 1/2" H x 3" W x 1 1/2" D), flat female fertility figurine with elongated head, large nose with nose plug, large ears with pierced earrings, incised line above emphasized stomach, and breasts (3 3/4" H x 1 3/4" W x 1 1/2" D), and a human figurine fragment with elaborate costume and headdress, collar necklace, long earrings, prominent nose with nose plug, emphasized stomach, one hole back of headdress (4 1/4" H x 2 3/4" W x 1 3/4" D). All items labeled with museum accession numbers. Provenance: Property of the Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN. CONDITION: Majority of items in fragmentary condition with areas of loss, hairlines, areas of repair, firing flaws, etc. All items labeled with museum accession numbers, some faded.