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Wari painted polychrome ceramic vessel in the form of a snake, c. 800-1000 CE, Chancay Valley, Peru
“A sacred animal, the snake is symbolically linked with water and fertility.”
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian collection
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Attached: 1 image #WorldSnakeDay: Wari painted polychrome ceramic vessel in the form of a snake, c. 800-1000 CE, Chancay Valley, Peru “A sacred animal, the snake is symbolically linked with water and fertility.” Smithsonian’s National Museum of...

Vincent Namatjira's portrait with captain Cook, from the south Australian art gallery, last November. They have an annual exhibition of indigenous art which is worth the trip. Vincent is the great grandson of Albert. There's a number of Albert's works there too.

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