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Marajó Archive

Polychrome vessels outlast the workshops that made them.

Catalogued
1,847
Vessels

Decoration techniques · Marajó field survey

1,847 vessels · 1948–2024
Carved relief & serpent scroll 42.0% 776
Painted red & black slip 31.0% 573
Incised line on engobe 18.0% 333
Modelled & appliqué form 9.0% 165
Recovered intact + 11.4% vs. pre-1990 catalogues
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