Pair of Mid 20th C. Peruvian Shipibo Vessels antique tramp art frame I presume it is an

I presume it is an outcropping of trees on the island or peninsula in view in the distance

where he lived fro a period working as an advertising and illustration artist

White: 4 5/8" t x 2 5/8" w

but invested with a lot of love and labor

This piece comes from the collection of Richard “Smitty” Axtell (Skinner recently held an auction of many pieces from his collection in "Smitty's Eye: The Axtell Collection") of Deposit

Pair of Mid 20th C. Peruvian Shipibo Vessels antique tramp art frame I presume it is anI found a couple of Shipibo pieces years ago and have kept an eye out for others ever since, especially for a figural vessel like the one at right here. This pottery is created by women of Shipibo tribe of the Peruvian Amazon; as I understand it, the maze like hand painted designs are sophisticated interpretations of their cosmic beliefs, including that the flow of the jungle rivers follow the same course as the stars. One does not see Shipibo pottery