art_history_animalia, 5 months ago

#TapirTuesday:
Earthenware #Tapir
Kari'na culture, Suriname, before 1914
6.5 x 12.5 cm (2 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam TM-7-106: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11840/178081
"Finely pounded charred bark of the kwepi tree is mixed with the clay as a binding agent in a 1:1 ratio, then shaped and baked."
#IndigenousArt #SouthAmericanArt