Iqiqu or Ekeko figure
Maker
Unknown, Aymara
Date2007
MediumClay, cloth, fiber, leather/hide, pigment, yarn, paper, leaves, foodstuffs, foam
Dimensions8 1/4” L x 5 3/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Pete Fritz
Object numberNLA2012.07.FRI
DescriptionFigure of the “Prosperity God” Iqiqu or Ekeko. Painted white ceramic figurine wearing a knit ch’ullo cap and holding a miniature basket, house, foam mattress, sandal, car, boxes of cookies and medicine, passport; a woven bag with U.S. and Bolivian currency, credit cards, icon of the Virgin Mary and attached hat, panpipes and ocarina (?); $100 toy bills; bags of pasta, cereal, chocolate, confetti, and streamers. Folk art.
ClassificationsSculpture
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