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19th C. Tlingit Polychrome Wood & Hide Shaman Mask

Viru-Moche Gilt Copper Ceremonial Deity Figure

Nazca Polychrome Kero w/ Mythical Beings

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Featuring regional examples from ancient times through today. North America, Mexico, Central and South America, and many places in-between. Native American, Northwest Coast. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial from Mexico. All pieces offered are guaranteed to be as described. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Costa Rican Polychrome Gourd Shaped Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. An impressive pottery jar in the form of a gourd with a rounded, tiered body and a slender stem that

0100: Costa Rican Polychrome Gourd Shaped VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Veracruz Nopiloa Pottery Female Figural Rattle: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Nopiloa style, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery rattle, mold made in the form of a woman, clothed and

0101: Veracruz Nopiloa Pottery Female Figural RattleEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A hand-carved volcanic stone figure of sizable form seated with bent legs and knees tucked

0102: Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Seated FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Maya & Aztec Stone Tool Assortment, 18 pcs: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya to Aztec period, ca. 200 BCE to 1400 CE. A collection of 18 knapped tools and blades made primarily of chert and quartzite. Three slender drill or

0103: Maya & Aztec Stone Tool Assortment, 18 pcsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Tall Maya Pottery Cylinder Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery vase of cylindrical form with a planar base, a slightly corseted body, and a gently

0104: Tall Maya Pottery Cylinder VesselEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Moche Shell & Turquoise Earspool w/ Birds & Sun Motif: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A lovely and large shell, turquoise, and wood earspool intended for an elite member of Moche society. The spool is comprised of a thick

0105: Moche Shell & Turquoise Earspool w/ Birds & Sun MotifEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Moche / Chimu Copper Tweezers, Rattle & Pendant, 5 pcs: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A collection of 2 copper and silver-copper alloy pincers, a copper rattle bell implement, a copper hemispherical ornament,

0106: Moche / Chimu Copper Tweezers, Rattle & Pendant, 5 pcsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Costa Rican Polychrome Bird Rattle Vessel w/ Base: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a stylized avian head rattle protruding from the front. The charming bird has

0107: Costa Rican Polychrome Bird Rattle Vessel w/ BaseEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Nicoya Bichrome Figural Urn, Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous pottery incensario in the form of a nude female shown seated and extensively hand-painted with elaborate geometric motifs.

0108: Nicoya Bichrome Figural Urn, Nude FemaleEst. $1,100-$1,650

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Maya Greenstone Earflare / Ornament: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic Period, ca. 300 to 900 CE. An earflare carved from greenstone with 2 hand-drilled perforations in the rim for securing the spool into the

0109: Maya Greenstone Earflare / OrnamentEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Massive Moche Copper Headdress Panel Repousse Face: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 800 CE. A massive tumi shaped headdress plume cast from copper into a curving arch with a repousse face attached to the front and inlaid with

0110: Massive Moche Copper Headdress Panel Repousse FaceEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Tumaco / La Tolita Pottery Mask w/ Grimacing Face: Pre-Columbian, Colombia or Ecuador, Tumaco/La Tolita or Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 600 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery mask showing a person with a leering stylized human face. The

0111: Tumaco / La Tolita Pottery Mask w/ Grimacing FaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Ecuadorian Bahia Pottery Seated Shaman: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi, Bahia, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A wonderful pottery figure of a shaman depicted seated with legs crossed and hands on lap. His sizeable head displays an expressive

0112: Ecuadorian Bahia Pottery Seated ShamanEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chimu Polychrome Textile Coca Bag w/ Birds: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A beautiful textile coca bag of rectangular form that is woven from either camelid or cotton fibers in polychrome hues. Several rows or

0113: Chimu Polychrome Textile Coca Bag w/ BirdsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Casas Grandes Paquime Ollas (pr): Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes (Paquime) culture, ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. A lovely pair of hand-built pottery storage vessels with textured incised patterning across the exterior

0114: Casas Grandes Paquime Ollas (pr)Est. $800-$1,200

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Vicus Double-Chamber Figural Vessel, Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A fine pottery vessel comprised of 2 chambers - one of figural form and the other as an ovoid jar - connected via a lower tube and

0115: Vicus Double-Chamber Figural Vessel, Nude FemaleEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Rare Sican / Chimu Gold Tumi Scepter w/ Jaguars: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque to Chimu culture, ca. 700 to 1100 CE. A superb example of a ceremonial tumi scepter shaped from a sheet of 53.8% to 55.5% gold (equivalent to

0116: Rare Sican / Chimu Gold Tumi Scepter w/ JaguarsEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Chimu Wood Finial w/ Electrum Dangler Ornament: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A wood scepter handle or finial featuring an electrum cap with dangling ornaments - the electrum with a gold quality of 72.55% and 23.6%

0117: Chimu Wood Finial w/ Electrum Dangler OrnamentEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Mixtec Copper Axe Money, Tweezers, & Shell Beads, 10pcs: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A collection of ancient copper and shell artifacts from Mesoamerica - 5 large copper implements and 5 carved shell beads and charms, one still

0118: Mixtec Copper Axe Money, Tweezers, & Shell Beads, 10pcsEst. $800-$1,200

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Casas Grandes Pottery Jar w/ Bird Head: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1100 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of sizable form with a stylized avian head protruding from atop the rim. The round-but stable body is

0119: Casas Grandes Pottery Jar w/ Bird HeadEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Chimu Stone Poporo Container w/ Figural Carving: Pre-Columbian, Peru, likely Chimu culture, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A carved and polished stone poporo, a cylindrical vessel with a simple figure forming a projecting handle. The stone is hollowed out

0120: Chimu Stone Poporo Container w/ Figural CarvingEst. $600-$900

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Fine Inca Polychrome Urpu / Aryballos: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A wonderful terracotta aryballos-shaped vessel known as an urpu, a classic form that was developed and used only by the Inca in the Americas.

0121: Fine Inca Polychrome Urpu / AryballosEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Chimu Balance Scale, Bone Beam w/ Wood Pans: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A balance scale for measuring, the wood pans suspended from a bone balance beam via cotton cords. The bone may be from an ungulate or camelid, such as

0122: Chimu Balance Scale, Bone Beam w/ Wood PansEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Rare Casas Grandes Pottery - Jar + Footed Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico and Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Casas Grandes, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A pair of hand-built pottery vessels: a storage jar and a conical bowl upon a pedestal

0123: Rare Casas Grandes Pottery - Jar + Footed VesselEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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