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19th C. Tlingit Polychrome Wood & Hide Shaman Mask

Viru-Moche Gilt Copper Ceremonial Deity Figure

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Pre-Columbian | Native American | Fine Art

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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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Chimu Pottery Fish Canteen w/ Tall Spout: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery canteen covered in hues of chocolate and espresso in the form of an abstract fish,

0124: Chimu Pottery Fish Canteen w/ Tall SpoutEst. $600-$900

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Chimu Gold Repousse Plaque w/ Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque to Chimu culture, ca. 700 to 1100 CE. A beautiful gilt panel made from a silver-copper alloy- the stylized deity or chieftain is repousse

0125: Chimu Gold Repousse Plaque w/ FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Chancay Polychrome Wood Male Funerary Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wood funerary figure of a standing man, simplified without arms, and a face highlighted by red and black

0126: Chancay Polychrome Wood Male Funerary FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Miniature Narino Gold Monkey Ornament Holding Fruit: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador or Colombia, Narino, ca. 600 to 1600 CE. A stunning miniature gold monkey bead or pendant - perhaps all the more precious for the detail packed into such a diminutive size!

0127: Miniature Narino Gold Monkey Ornament Holding FruitEst. $1,800-$2,700

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Chancay Pottery Standing Female Cuchimilco Figure: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A wonderful pottery female figure known as a cuchimilco, or "star-gazer," depicted standing atop straight legs with thick arms raised

0129: Chancay Pottery Standing Female Cuchimilco FigureEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chimu Gold-Silver Ear Spools w/ Naylamp Deity: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 900 to 1300 CE. An impressive and beautiful pair of large gold-silver alloy ear spools with openwork center depicting Naylamp, the mythic ancestral ruler,

0130: Chimu Gold-Silver Ear Spools w/ Naylamp DeityEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Mixtec / Aztec Basalt Monkey Carving: Pre-Columbian, Central Highlands, Mexico, Mixtec / Aztec culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. An unusual basalt carving of a monkey or a zoomorphic hybrid with a humanoid head and crouching body. Monkeys

0131: Mixtec / Aztec Basalt Monkey CarvingEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

3 Mixtec Silver Post-Conquest Bells, Monkey Heads: Latin America, Mexico, Aztec / Mixtec culture, Post-Conquest period, ca. mid-16th century CE. A collection of 3 silver bells in the form of monkey heads. The jangling sound of bells was part of the

0132: 3 Mixtec Silver Post-Conquest Bells, Monkey HeadsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chancay Wood Mummy Mask w/ Shell Eye Inlays: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari (Wari) or Chancay, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A finely carved wooden mask from a mummy bundle, displaying a powerful visage dominated by huge, almond-shaped eyes of white shell

0133: Chancay Wood Mummy Mask w/ Shell Eye InlaysEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Chancay Painted Wood Mask w/ Textile Headband: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. A large funerary mask carved from wood, painted with red cinnabar pigments, and wrapped with a lovely hand-woven textile headband made

0134: Chancay Painted Wood Mask w/ Textile HeadbandEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Chimu Silver Beads & Pottery Spindle Whorl Necklace: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chimu / Inca, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A collection of over 60 high quality 95.2% to 96.4% silver beads with a quartz spacer bead and a pottery spindle whorl at the center.

0135: Chimu Silver Beads & Pottery Spindle Whorl NecklaceEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Inca Post-Conquest Polychrome Wood Kero: South America, Peru, Inca, post-conquest period, 16th to 17th century CE. A hand-carved wooden drinking vessel called a kero (also quero) with a corseted form, a flat base, and a thick rim. The

0136: Inca Post-Conquest Polychrome Wood KeroEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

4 Pre-Columbian Post Classic Pottery Vessels: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, & Jalisco, Post Classic period, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A collection of 4 pottery vessels; a buff bottle with a globular body and narrow neck, a red twin

0137: 4 Pre-Columbian Post Classic Pottery VesselsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Superb Aztec Stone Coiled Serpent / Quetzalcoatl: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 CE. An incredible stone carving of a serpent with the coils interlacing, forming a large and solid ball, the head and forked tongue resting atop

0138: Superb Aztec Stone Coiled Serpent / QuetzalcoatlEst. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

Taino Stone Figural Zemi Pestle, Transformative Figure: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A superb stone pestle in the form of an effigy figure known as a zemi, the gaunt man wrapping his legs

0139: Taino Stone Figural Zemi Pestle, Transformative FigureEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Taino Stone Janiform Zemi Figure, Trigonolith: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A remarkably well-preserved stone zemi figure presenting in a traditional 3-pointed form known as a

0140: Taino Stone Janiform Zemi Figure, TrigonolithEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Post Conquest Inca Spondylus Bead Necklace w/ Copper: Pre-Columbian to early Post-Conquest, ca. 1200 to 1550 CE. Wonderful necklace comprised of ancient, Inca hand carved purple spondylus shell beads interspersed with copper beads dating to the Moche

0141: Post Conquest Inca Spondylus Bead Necklace w/ CopperEst. $1,200-$2,100

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Aztec Stone Seated Figure w/ Headdress: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A striking hand-carved stone sculpture of a seated figure, possibly a deity, displaying a large, stylized head capped with a sizeable

0142: Aztec Stone Seated Figure w/ HeaddressEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Anasazi Jeddito Black-on-Yellow Ladle: Native American, northern Arizona (Hopi region), Jeddito Black-on-Yellow (sometimes Black-on-White), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A beautiful pottery dipper or ladle, hand-painted with fascinating decoration

0143: Prehistoric Anasazi Jeddito Black-on-Yellow LadleEst. $700-$1,050

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Mississippian Caddo Incised Whelk Shell Falcon Mask: Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A fascinating and large whelk shell used as ceremonial cup with a carved surface featuring an

0144: Mississippian Caddo Incised Whelk Shell Falcon MaskEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Native American Anasazi Pottery Black on White Pitcher: Native American, Southwestern United States, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A tall pottery pitcher with a white body decorated with intricate black-painted motifs. Formed via the

0145: Native American Anasazi Pottery Black on White PitcherEst. $900-$1,350

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Chaco Canyon Anasazi Red Mesa Black-on-White Bowl: Native American, Four Corners region, Southern Colorado Plateau, Pueblo I / Pueblo II (Anasazi) period, ca. 875 to 1050 CE. A ceramic bowl, painted in the style most commonly excavated at the great

0146: Chaco Canyon Anasazi Red Mesa Black-on-White BowlEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Prehistoric Anasazi Stone Axe Blade + Cupstone Tool: Native American, Southwestern United States, southern Colorado, Ancestral Puebloan, (Anasazi), Pueblo I to Pueblo III period, ca. 750 to 1300 CE. An axe blade and a cup or nutting stone with the

0148: Prehistoric Anasazi Stone Axe Blade + Cupstone ToolEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Anasazi Black on White Pottery Pitcher: Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, ca. 1250 to 1350 CE. A hand-built pottery pitcher with black linear and geometric motifs covering the white ground. A thick

0149: Anasazi Black on White Pottery PitcherEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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