Manuel Ilaquiche (Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, 20th-21st century)

Scene with Shaman (Curandero) Performing a Diagnostic Ritual using a Guinea Pig

acrylic on sheep skin; wooden stretcher; unframed

2001

Ecuador

dimensions: 23.8 x 29.7 cm

signed and dated: "Manuel Ilaquiche 2001."

acquired in Ecuador by Jack Daulton in 2001

In this Tigua folk painting, the Cotopaxi volcano is depicted in the upper left.