![Dagur-shaman-with-her-drum,-1931.-From-this-time-forward,-repression-of-shamanic-ceremonies-increased- Dagur-female shaman-with-her-drum,-1931](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Dagur-shaman-with-her-drum-1931.-From-this-time-forward-repression-of-shamanic-ceremonies-increased-.jpg)
Dagur shaman with her drum, 1931.
A collection of Shaman sculptures are on display here including some “dreamer dreaming’ pieces from Clayton Thiel, powerful shaman panel figures from Daniel Hawkins and unique shaman doll sculptures from the Russian Popovy sisters. The transformational shaman theme is explored with ancient and contemporary examples. Understanding the rareified realm of the Shaman is not easy to grasp for us mere mortals. Over the ages, from Siberia down to Tasmania and most countries in-between there have been isolated occurrences of practicing Shamans sharing their knowledge. Because the dominant cultural narrative dismisses most forms of “psychic” awareness, their path is rarely recognized or embraced. Some artists feel a connection to this mystical otherworldly phenomena and thankfully explore it through their art. Others traverse it without even knowing and act as conduits for others to have deeper experiences of consciousness through viewing art. The art presented here was sourced fairly easily without requiring much searching, it felt like it was pre-assembled, which was fitting considering the subject matter.
I once met a shaman in a dream. He approached me holding a white dove with a group of his followers. With a flick of his hand it darted towards me like a missile and became this swirling vortex of energy and light which entered me and went down into my chest. It then re-emerged from my heart and sat calmly in my hand. This was acknowledged as some sort of achievement. Apart from the obvious symbolism I understood this dream as a sign of potential and guidance for connecting with animals. I was also interested to see birds being a recurring theme in the images that manifested while I was researching this post along with other animal totems.
![Yuki-Onna,-snow-spirit,-underway-in-Kato-Polyclay,-paper-and-silk.-Ramie-fiber-for-her-hair.-She-stands-around-12inches--tall Yuki-Onna,-snow-spirit,-underway-in-Kato-Polyclay,-paper-and-silk.](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Yuki-Onna-snow-spirit-underway-in-Kato-Polyclay-paper-and-silk.-Ramie-fiber-for-her-hair.-She-stands-around-12inches-tall.jpg)
‘Snow Spirit’ sculpture – Yuki Onna
![Figural-Vessel-from-the-Zande-people-of-D.R.-Congo Zande-people-of-D.R.-Congo pottery vessel](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Figural-Vessel-from-the-Zande-people-of-D.R.-Congo.jpg)
Ritual figural vessel from the Zande people of D.R. Congo
![19th-Century-Shaman's-Rattle,-Northwest-Coast.jpeg Shaman's-Rattle,-Northwest-Coast-USA](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/19th-Century-Shamans-Rattle-Northwest-Coast.jpeg.jpg)
Shaman’s Rattle, Northwest Coast, USA
19th Century
![Atelier-Stella.-Chief-Square-Head-Totem-in-Terracotta. Atelier Stella. Chief Square Head Totem in Terracotta.](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Atelier-Stella.-Chief-Square-Head-Totem-in-Terracotta..jpg)
Atelier Stella. ‘Chief Square Head Totem’ in Terracotta.
![Amanda-Shelsher--GALLOWS-GALLERY Amanda-Shelsher-female bust with an occupied row boat on her head](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AMANDA-SHELSHER-GALLOWS-GALLERY.jpg)
‘Perfect Storm’ – Amanda Shelsher. 2015
Photo Bewley Shaylor
![Moche-bird-faced-healer-or-shaman Moche-bird-faced-healer-or-shaman](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Moche-bird-faced-healer-or-shaman.jpg)
Mochica 4 Period — Shaman with an owl mask The owl was regarded for giving assistance in the afterlife and the Inuit saw the Owl as a source of guidance and help.
AD 400 – 600.
![Erlenmeyer-Painter,-Greek,-Corinthian,-610---600-BC-Alabastron-with-Typhon-ca.-610-600-B.C Erlenmeyer Painter Greek, Corinthian,-610---600-BC](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Erlenmeyer-Painter-Greek-Corinthian-610-600-BC-Alabastron-with-Typhon-ca.-610-600-B.C.jpg)
Vessel decoration by Erlenmeyer Painter Greek, Corinthian, 610—600-BC
![Becky-Gray-_guarded-female head Becky-Gray-_guarded-female head sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Becky-Gray-_guarded.jpg)
Becky Gray – ‘Guarded’ female head sculpture
“The dichotomy within man mimics that of nature — full of beauty on one hand and destruction on the other,” notes Gray. “In my work, however, I endeavor to convey the inherent goodness within mankind, whether quietly masked or direct.”
![Jan-Verhees;-moongoddess](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jan-Verhees-moongoddess.jpg)
Jan Verhees – ‘Moongoddess’
“I feel my sculpture evokes ancient cultures with vestal virgins and priestesses predicting the future by the flight of birds , or the position of the moon. I think this seer is in trance looking at Selene , the moon goddess showing the characteristics of: slim, elegant, elongated, chaste, introverted” — Jan Verhees
![Anne-Meyer---Mishima-Lady Anne-Meyer---Mishima-Lady - sculpture of a kneeling naked woman](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Anne-Meyer-Mishima-Lady.jpg)
Anne Meyer— ‘Mishima Lady’
“I am an artist who has worked in several mediums and has been focused on art-making since I could talk. Recently I have enjoyed making figurative ceramic sculpture as it combines my training in clay with an older love of drawing. It is intuitive to me to build hollow figures from slabs and coils of clay.”
![big_the-tree-of-the-knowledge_ivan_k_ivanov The tree of knowledge - Ivan K Ivanov Blue and white ceramic tree](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/big_the-tree-of-the-knowledge_ivan_k_ivanov.jpg)
‘The tree of knowledge’ – Ivan K Ivanov
Clayton Thiel has been sculpting clay and stone for more then 40 years. After gaining his BA in sculpture from Maryville University in 1979, he studied with Peter Voulkos, Manuel Neri and Joan Brown in the the San Francisco Bay area. Like the body of Shaman pieces he has created, he explores sunconscious themes, tapping into dream visages of a surreal quality and also draws inspiration from elemental nature forces and the tranformative.
The dynamic which emerges from juxtapositions between smooth and rough surface textures and light and dark colors has an omnipotent presence in his works along with the mystical symbolism. Thiel states – “These designs are in nature and nature is my inspiration. There is a meditative process that happens when I am building these pieces. Once I have made a big head or a shaman they take a life of their own – demanding I make some choices about the story wanting to be told. I don’t plan these things – rather there is an intuitive decision making process that I have come to surrender to.”
Clayton Thiel’s Shaman series, shown below, also calls upon the dreamer archetype, as a shaman represents one who can hold and move the visions of the world and be a guide through the dream world. Another source of inspiration for many of his pieces comes from his own personal work with the ceremonies and practices of the ancient Inca medicine wheel that has taught him how reclaim the childlike dreamer in his own life, which he likes to depict in his artwork. He also admires the surrealist artists of the 20th century and their abilty to merge improbable combinations of dreams, memories and reflections, and make them appear possible.
![bioPic_claytonThiel-Dreamer-Dreaming-in-Eight-Parts Clayton Thiel- Dreamer Dreaming in Eight Parts -- large head sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bioPic_claytonThiel-Dreamer-Dreaming-in-Eight-Parts.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Dreamer Dreaming in Eight Parts’
![Clayton_Thiel_Stone_Sculptures_Truth-Sayer-34 Clayton Thiel_Stone_Sculptures Truth Sayer Shaman in spiral cape and blue clouds](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Clayton_Thiel_Stone_Sculptures_Truth-Sayer-34.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Truth Sayer’ ceramic sculpture
![CLayton-Thiel-- standing spiral figure sculpture Clayton Thiel_Stone_Sculptures](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CLayton-Thiel-1-1.jpg)
Standing spiral figure sculpture – Clayton Thiel
![Clayton_Thiel_Stone_Sculptures_Hummingbird Clayton_Thiel_Stone_Sculptures_Hummingbird](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Clayton_Thiel_Stone_Sculptures_Hummingbird.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Hummingbird’
![Clayton_Thiel_Spirit_Tree_BigHeads-25' Clayton_Thiel_Spirit_Tree - ceramic sculpture of a green head with a tree on top](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Clayton_Thiel_Spirit_Tree_BigHeads-25.jpg)
‘Spirit Tree’ – Clayton Thiel
![Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Raven-Magic Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Raven-Magic black raven saculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Raven-Magic.jpg)
Clayton Thiel Shamanic Figures ‘Raven Magic’
![Clayton_Thiel_VessleSculptureWallHanging_7 Clayton Thiel spiral vase](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Clayton_Thiel_VessleSculptureWallHanging_7.jpg)
Ovoid spiral vase – Clayton Thiel
![Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Quetzalcoatl- Clayton_Thiel_Shamanic Figures_Quetzalcoatl-sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Quetzalcoatl-60.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Quetzalcoatl’
![clayton_thiel_bigHeads_Memory clayton_thiel_bigHeads_Memory Sculpture of a head with arched buildings on top](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/clayton_thiel_bigHeads_Memory.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Memory’
Big Heads series –
![Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_My-Familiar--](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_My-Familiar-.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘My Familiar’
![Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Raven-House Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Raven-House - Black Raven ond small house](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Clayton_Thiel_ShamanicFigures_Raven-House.jpg)
‘Raven House’ – Clayton Thiel
Shamanic Figures series
![Clayton_Thiel_eagle_shamanic Clayton_Thiel_eagle sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Clayton_Thiel_eagle_shamanic.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Eagle’
![clayton_thiel_bigheads_Visitation-63'-- clayton_thiel_bigheads_Visitation Green head with shaman above](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clayton_thiel_bigheads_Visitation-63-.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Visitation’
![clayton_thiel_bigheads_Moonrise-Sunset clayton_thiel_bigheads_Moonrise-Sunset](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/clayton_thiel_bigheads_Moonrise-Sunset.jpg)
Clayton Thiel – ‘Moonrise Sunset’
![clayton_thiel_bigheads_King-Head-- King Head Clayton Thiel head sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/clayton_thiel_bigheads_King-Head-1-1.jpg)
‘King Head’ – Clayton Thiel
![Tree-House-I-Never-Got-to-Build-Clayton-Thiel Clayton-Thiel-ceramic-head sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tree-House-I-Never-Got-to-Build.jpg)
‘Tree House I Never Got to Build’ – Clayton Thiel
![Fox-Warrior-Bottle----met Fox Warrior ceramic Bottle, c. 4th – 6th century C.E., Moche, Peru MET](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fox-Warrior-Bottle-.jpg)
Fox Warrior ceramic bottle, c. 4th – 6th century C.E., Moche, Peru
MET
![Shaman-Gold-Mask-Daniel-Hawkins Shaman-Gold-Mask-Daniel-Hawkins](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shaman-Gold-Mask.jpg)
‘Shaman Gold Mask’ – Daniel Hawkins
![SHAMIIIAN- Daniel-Hawkins](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SHAMIIIAN.jpg)
‘Shaman’ – Daniel Hawkins
USA
![skin-14-1The-Shaman-- The-Shaman Popovy-Sisters female figure sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/skin-14-1The-Shaman-.jpg)
‘The Shaman’ – Popovy Sisters, Russia
![Popovy-sisters-doll-figure Popov Sisters doll figure](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2052d625fad121e75aac3ce56174f455.jpg)
Popovy Sisters
![lena-and-katya-popovy-afrodita-i-want-to-draw-these Lena and Katya Popovy-afrodita African female doll](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lena-and-katya-popovy-afrodita-i-want-to-draw-these.jpg)
Lena and Katya Popovy – ‘Afrodita’
![Popovy-Sisters-nephritis Popovy-Sisters nephritis figure sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Popovy-Sisters-1.jpg)
Katya and Lena Popov
![Pende-Giwoyo-Mask,-from-the-DR-Congo,- Pende Giwoyo Mask, from the-DR Congo, with its comically solemn expression](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Pende-Giwoyo-Mask-from-the-DR-Congo-with-its-comically-solemn-expression.jpg)
Pende Giwoyo Mask, from the DR Congo, with a comically solemn expression
![Calmwater-Designs--Stephanie-Young Nouveau Art Nouveau vase by Stephanie-Young with a spider motif](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Calmwater-Designs-Stephanie-Young.jpg)
Art Nouveau revival vase with spider motif – Calmwater Designs –Stephanie Young
![Carol-Holtzman-Fregoso-ceramic-figure Ceramic sculpture male figure with outstretched arms - Carol-Holtzman-Fregoso](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Carol-Holtzman-Fregoso.jpg)
‘Reaching’ – Carol Holtzman Fregoso
![Ceramics-by-Peter-Hayes Peter-Hayes ceramic sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ceramics-by-Peter-Hayes.jpg)
Peter Hayes raku sculpture
![Fire-spirit---plate,-earthenware-with-glazes-and-enamels,-27-x-27cm Fire-spirit---plate - female face - Jenny Orchard](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Fire-spirit-plate-earthenware-with-glazes-and-enamels-27-x-27cm.jpg)
‘Fire Spirit’ – Jenny Orchard
![CHOCO-SHAMAN’S-STAFF---The-finial-carved-as-an-embracing-couple Choco shaman staff carved](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CHOCO-SHAMAN’S-STAFF-The-finial-carved-as-an-embracing-couple.jpg)
Finial embracing couple on Choco shaman staff, Africa
![metallic-rainbow--shineTom-Coleman metallic-rainbow--shine plate Tom Coleman](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/metallic-rainbow-shineTom-Coleman.jpg)
Tom Coleman
![Stephen-Parry-atmospheric-vessel Stephen Parry-atmospheric glazed ceramic vessel](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Stephen-Parry-atmospheric-vessel.jpg)
Stephen Parry – atmospheric glazed ceramic vessel
![colima_seated_shaman=200BC---200AD Ceramic Colima_seated_shaman=200BC---200AD](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/colima_seated_shaman200BC-200AD.jpg)
Ceramic Colima seated shaman
200BC—200AD
![Crystal-Morey-ceramic-figures Crystal-Morey animal spirit figures](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Crystal-Morey.jpg)
Ceramic animal totems – Crystal Morey
![debra-bernier-wood-carving Forest Woman & Fox, Nature Is Kin, Driftwood Sculpture by Debra Bernier-UK](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/debra-bernier-art-carving.jpg)
‘Forest Woman & Fox, Nature Is Kin’, Driftwood Sculpture by Debra Bernier
Etsy
![Crystal-ShamanFound-on-katherinemathisen-com Crystal Shaman by Katherine Mathison - ceramic figure sculpture of a shaman holding a crystal ball](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Crystal-ShamanFound-on-katherinemathisen-com.jpg)
‘Crystal Shaman’ by Katherine Mathison
![etienne-esperance--art-sculpture- Etienne bronze sculpture - Esperance -- seated figure abstract](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/etienne-esperance-art-sculpture-prefere-2.jpg)
Etienne bronze sculpture – ‘Esperance’
![Flight-into-Egypt---Elya-Yalonetski Flight into Egypt---Elya Valonetski a girl playing a mandolin with a crescent moon hat](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Flight-into-Egypt-Elya-Yalonetski.jpg)
‘Flight into Egypt’ —Elya Valonetski
![Kemileva_Esen-ceramic-tile Kemileva_Esen ceramic tile of a bird and female head](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Kemileva_Esen-ceramic-tile.jpg)
Kemileva Esen
![Starting-a-New-Journey---Blue-Fire-Studio Starting a New Journey---Blue Fire Studio - hand built from clay, coil built, terra sigillata, fired ceramic under glazes and ceramic glaze pencils, stains.](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Starting-a-New-Journey-Blue-Fire-Studio.jpg)
‘Starting a New Journey’ — Blue Fire Studio
…. hand built from clay, coil built, terra sigillata, fired ceramic under glazes and ceramic glaze pencils, stains.
“This is a self portrait. I am holding open the door to the mystery. This is where the energy comes from for the creation of my life and my art works. I do this by journeying into my energy, my power animal the horse accompanies me. The new moon represents the beginning of a new journey. I feel the stirring of a new direction in my life. I am a teacher. On the back is the representation of my assimilation point in motion creating new vistas, new life”. – artist Blue Fire
![Pre-Columbian-Inca-Black-Glazed-Ja Pre-Columbian Inca Black-Glazed Jar](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Pre-Columbian-Inca-Black-Glazed-Ja.jpg)
Pre-Columbian Inca Black Glazed Jar
![Eric-Stearns,-Raku-vessel Eric-Stearns,-Raku-lidded vessel with geometric pattern](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Eric-Stearns-Raku.jpg)
Eric Stearns Raku vessel
![Greek-amphora,-National-Archaeological-Museum-of-Athens,-showing-the-goddess-Athena.-taken-by-Ricardo-André-Frantz Greek amphora, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, showing the goddess Athena](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Greek-amphora-National-Archaeological-Museum-of-Athens-showing-the-goddess-Athena.-taken-by-Ricardo-André-Frantz.jpg)
Greek amphora showing the goddess Athena with birds
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
![Irina-Zaytceva-porcelain-art Irina-Zaytceva-porcelain-art vase on small feet](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Irina-Zaytceva-porcelain-art.jpg)
Irina Zaytceva porcelain art vase
![Jamacoaque-Shaman-Vessel-—-Ecuador-300BC-400AD Jamacoaque ceramic Shaman Vessel-—-Ecuador 300BC 400AD](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jamacoaque-Shaman-Vessel-—-Ecuador-300BC-400AD.jpg)
Jamacoaque ceramic Shaman Vessel
Ecuador 300BC – 400AD
![Kewa-(Santo-Domingo)-Pottery-Olla,-Bird-to-Man-Transformation-Design Kewa (Santo Domingo) Pottery Olla, Bird to Man Transformation Design circa 1890](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Kewa-Santo-Domingo-Pottery-Olla-Bird-to-Man-Transformation-Design-circa-1890.jpg)
Kewa (Santo Domingo) Pottery Olla, Bird to Man Transformation Design circa 1890
![Kintsugi-vessel-Lakeside-Pottery Black with gold Kintsugi-vessel-Lakeside-Pottery](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Kintsugi.jpg)
Black with gold Kintsugi vessel by Lakeside Pottery
![Les-Manning ceramic vessel](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Les-Manning-1.jpg)
Les Manning, “Touch the Sky,” stoneware clay, porcelain, celadon glaze.
An abstract, sculptural form evoking Alberta landscapes
![Marika-Baumler-=- Marika-Baumler-ceramic female bust](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marika-Baumler-.jpg)
Marika Baumler
![Lorraine-Guddemi-white-ceramic-figure Lorraine-Guddemi ceramic sculpture figure](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Lorraine-Guddemi.jpg)
Lorraine Guddemi
![Melanie-Ferguson--ceramic-urchin Melanie Ferguson--ceramic Urchin @Cavin Morris gallery NYC.](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Melanie-Ferguson-ceramic-urchin-@Cavin-Morris-gallery-NYC..jpg)
Melanie Ferguson–ceramic Urchin Vessel
@Cavin Morris gallery NYC.
![Mocha---shaman-in-prayer ceramic shaman figure praying](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Mocha-shaman-in-prayer.jpg)
Mocha vessel — shaman healing prayer
![Monumental-Standing-Figure,-Possibly-a-Shaman.-Quimbaya,-Urabá-Area---Colombia. Monumental Standing Figure, Possibly a Shaman. Quimbaya, Urabá Area---Colombia. A.D.-500---1000.-Gold](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Monumental-Standing-Figure-Possibly-a-Shaman.-Quimbaya-Urabá-Area-Colombia.-A.D.-500-1000.-Gold.jpg)
Monumental Standing Gold Figure, Possibly a Shaman. Quimbaya, Urabá Area
Colombia. A.D. 500—1000.
![MyungJin-Kim,-Artist,-Cloud-Jar-(front),-2009-- MyungJin-Kim,-Artist,-Cloud-Jar-(front),-2009 with bird on blue cloud motif](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MyungJin-Kim-Artist-Cloud-Jar-front-2009-.jpg)
Kim Myung Jin -‘ Cloud Jar’
2009
![Ancient-Hittite-sun-goddess- Arinna. Gold statue - Ancient Hittite sun goddess, more commonly referred to simply as the sun goddess of Arinna.](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Monumental-Standing-Figure-Possibly-a-Shaman.-Quimbaya-Urabá-Area-Colombia.-A.D.-500-1000.-Gold-.jpg)
Ancient gold Hittite sun goddess, more commonly referred to simply as the sun goddess of Arinna.
![Olmec-Shaman-Jaguar-Transformation-~-The-Olmec-(ca.1200-BCE-ca.400-BCE)-were-the-first-major-civilization-in-Mexico-following-a-progressive-development-in-Soconusco Black Olmec Shaman Jaguar Transformation sculpture figure](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Olmec-Shaman-Jaguar-Transformation-The-Olmec-ca.1200-BCE-ca.400-BCE-were-the-first-major-civilization-in-Mexico-following-a-progressive-development-in-Soconusco.jpg)
Olmec Shaman Jaguar Transformation sculpture figure~ The Olmec (ca.1200 BCE-ca.400 BCE) were the first major civilization in Mexico following a progressive development in Soconusco. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present day states of Veracruz and Tabasco ~ considered the forerunner of all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs.
![Botella-Feline-Head-[Perú;-Tembladera]-Heilbrunn-Cronología-de-la-Historia-del-Arte](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Botella-Feline-Head-Perú-Tembladera-Heilbrunn-Cronología-de-la-Historia-del-Arte.jpg)
Botella Feline Head vessel — Perú, Tembladera
![Olmec-Shaman's-animal-spirit-companion Olmec-Shaman's-green sculpture animal-spirit-companion](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Olmec-Shamans-animal-spirit-companion.jpg)
Olmec Shaman’s animal spirit companion
![A-vessel-from-the-Mambila-peoples-~-Nigeria,-Cameroon Mambila peoples ceramic ritual vessel, spaceman like motif -~-Nigeria,-Cameroon](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/A-vessel-from-the-Mambila-peoples-Nigeria-Cameroon.jpg)
Mambila peoples ceramic ritual vessel,~-Nigeria, Cameroon
![Abstracte-dynamische-vorm.-Vogel-abstrater Abstract dove sculpture-dynamische-vorm.-Vogel-abstrater](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Abstracte-dynamische-vorm.-Vogel-abstrater.jpg)
Michiel Linders
![Amazonia-Amazonia.-The-Shaman-and-the-Mind-of-the-Forest--](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Amazonia-Amazonia.-The-Shaman-and-the-Mind-of-the-Forest-.jpg)
Amazon. The Shaman and the Thought of the Forest
Museum of Ethnography of Geneva
![Statue-'Priestess-with-her-entourage'-from-the-workshop-of-Olowe-von-Ise-from-the-Yoruba-people-of-Nigeria--Altar-figure](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Statue-Priestess-with-her-entourage-from-the-workshop-of-Olowe-von-Ise-from-the-Yoruba-people-of-Nigeria-Altar-figure.jpg)
Sculpture from the workshop of a Yoruba sculpture master, Olowe von Ise, Nigeria
![Jennifer-Falter-Owl-Ceramic-Vase- Jennifer-Falter-sgraffito Owl-Ceramic-Vase in black on white](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Jennifer-Falter-Owl-Ceramic-Vase-.jpg)
Jennifer Falter sgraffito Owl Vase
![Superb-Figural-Offering-Bowl-(Olumeye)-in-the-style-of-Olowe-of-Ise-Yoruba-People,-Nigeria-circa-1920michaelbackmanltd-com](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Superb-Figural-Offering-Bowl-Olumeye-in-the-style-of-Olowe-of-Ise-Yoruba-People-Nigeria-circa-1920michaelbackmanltd-com.jpg)
Olumeye Bird Altar Bowl, Olowe of Ise, Nigeria, C. 1925
![Susan-Seddon-Boulet---Brazilian-born-American-Goddess-painter Susan-Seddon-Boulet----Brazilian-born-American-Goddess-painter](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Susan-Seddon-Boulet-1941-1997-Brazilian-born-American-Goddess-painter-TuttArt@-46.jpg)
Susan Seddon Boulet
![Terracotta-jug-Cypro-Archaic-Date-750–600-B.C Terracotta jug Cypro Archaic -- Date 750–600-B.C](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Terracotta-jug-Cypro-Archaic-Date-750–600-B.C.jpg)
Terracotta bird motif jug Cypro Archaic — Date 750–600 B.C
![Yoruba-Opon-Igede-Ifa-(Divination-Bowl),-Nigeria Yoruba Opon Igede Ifa-(Divination-Bowl), Nigeria](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Yoruba-Opon-Igede-Ifa-Divination-Bowl-Nigeria-.jpg)
Yoruba Opon Igede Ifa (Divination Bowl), Nigeria
![Rozenburg,-Den-Haag,-W.P.-Hartgring,-1899 Rozenburg, Den Haag, crane motif vase W.P. Hartgring, 1899](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Rozenburg-Den-Haag-W.P.-Hartgring-1899.jpg)
W.P. Hartgring crane motif vase for Rozenburg, Den Haag
1899
![Ritual-Terracotta-Pot,-Nigeria Nigerian ritual ceramic vessel](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ritual-Terracotta-Pot-Nigeria.jpg)
Nigerian ritual terracotta vessel
![Shamanic-Dream-Stones-are-dynamic,-potent-and-effective-allies-for-gazing,-meditation-and-journeying.-They-are-a-portal;-they-support-and-enhance-connecting-to-the-Luminous-World Shamanic-Dream-Stones sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shamanic-Dream-Stones-are-dynamic-potent-and-effective-allies-for-gazing-meditation-and-journeying.-They-are-a-portal-they-support-and-enhance-connecting-to-the-Luminous-World.jpg)
‘Shamanic Dream Stone’ sculpture – Mamzelle Rivalekja ( ‘With my Germanic and Scandinavian pagan heritage going as far back as the 8th and 9th century, ; I’m a spiritual practitioner of the Pagan Arts’)
Dream stones are dynamic, potent and effective allies for gazing, meditation and journeying. They are a portal; they support and enhance connecting to inner worlds.
![Shaman-Effigy-Vessel;-Guanacaste-Nicoya,-earthenware,-white-slip-overall,-slip-paint,-circa-AD-1000-1350The-Walters-Art-Museum Shaman-Effigy-Vessel;-Guanacaste-Nicoya](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shaman-Effigy-Vessel-Guanacaste-Nicoya-earthenware-white-slip-overall-slip-paint-circa-AD-1000-1350The-Walters-Art-Museum.jpg)
Shaman Effigy Vessel; Guanacaste-Nicoya, earthenware, white slip overall, slip paint,
circa AD 1000-1350 – The Walters Art Museum
![Georges-Saulterre Georges-Saulterre clay sculpture](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Georges-Saulterre.jpg)
Georges Saulterre
![Shaman's-Talisman-by Joe David Shaman's Talisman (Bear Tooth with Red-tailed Hawk design). Blown and Sand carved glass, by Joe David.](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shamans-Talisman-Bear-Tooth-with-Red-tailed-Hawk-design.-Blown-and-Sandcarved-glass-by-Joe-David..jpg)
‘Shaman’s Talisman’ (Bear Tooth with Red-tailed Hawk design). Blown and Sand carved glass, by Joe David.
![Moorcroft-pottery-'Peacock-feather' Moorcroft-pottery-'Peacock-feather' vase](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Moorcroft-pottery-Peacock-feather.jpg)
‘Peacock feather’ vase – Moorcroft
![Porcelain-Temple-Jar-with-Iron-Brown-Long-Life-Emblem-Painting-in-White Porcelain Temple Jar with Iron Brown Long Life crane emblem](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Porcelain-Temple-Jar-with-Iron-Brown-Long-Life-Emblem-Painting-in-White.jpg)
Baluster Porcelain Temple Jar with iron brown Long Life crane emblem
![Rometti_2017_-White-Turtle-Vase-Jean-Christoph-Clair Rometti_2017 vaso tartaruga bianco( White Turtle Vase)Presenza sciamana -- Shaman Presence)Jean Christoph Clair](https://www.veniceclayartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Rometti_2017_vaso_tartaruga_bianco-White-Turtle-VasePresenza-sciamana-_Shaman-PresenceJean-Christoph-Clair.jpg)
Vaso tartaruga bianco (White Turtle Vase) — Presenza sciamana — (Shaman Presence) — Jean Christoph Clair
Rometti 2017
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