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Bizarre Acoma(?) Penis Pottery Fetishes?? Very phallic-looking - What the heck?? | Native American Pottery37 of 97 |  |  |
Posted 11 months ago
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Anyone have a clue what these are? The woman collected Acoma pottery, and its white clay, so it could be from there. They're deffinitely not contemporary, they've been around a few decades.
They look very phallic to me... I've never seen ANYTHING like them before. If anyone has a clue, I'd be extemely grateful!
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LOL >>>>>>>>> i think you just have been POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION:)LOL:)
GOING UP :) , on the serious note these are very cool pieces of art:) i really do think that these are truely AMAZING:) AND THANKYOU FOR SHARING THESE:)
Or maybe pointed in the right E-rection? LOL!!
LOL !!!!! OMG !!!!!!!!! HEEHEE:)
Do these stand up on their own or do they need help? This could help in determining their age .
They stand up on their own, on their little testicle-feet
These figures are made by Brazil Indians at the Amazon river, I bought similar figures about 30 years ago
Ahh really?? Were yours phallic-looking like these are?
I wonder what in the heck they mean, maybe some fertility thing
I just found them, its the Karaja tribe. Thanks a lot Kairo! I would NEVER have identified these without your help
Nice pieces! They do look phallic, but also very much like women. When I noticed that the testicle feet look like buttocks in photo #2, I started seeing them more as women,......maybe you're correct, that they're some type of Amazonian fertility token?, or tokens of good fortune? Very interesting.
It's lucky that Kairo came across your listing.