Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Michoacan, Chupicuaro, Colima, and Maya, ca. 500 BCE to 900 CE. A collection of 9 assorted pottery, stone, and shell tools, jewelry, and figures. The largest piece is a hand-carved Colima shell bracelet with a figural finial protruding from the band. The 2 other jewelry pieces are earspools; one made from green jade by Maya artisans, and the other is a Colima redware spool. The black hematite blade and 2 quartzite stones are also Maya. The last 3 are hand-built terracotta figures. The largest is a Michoacan made woman, standing upright with applied details and pinched eyes on an oversized head. The next is similarly formed by Chupicuaro artisans and is known as a "pretty lady" based on the stylized feminine form. The last Chupicuaro figurine is of a woman carrying a child on her back. This is a nice variety of tools and artistry from Pre-Columbian artisans. Size shell bracelet: 3.5" Diameter (8.9 cm); largest figure: 2.6" L x 1.75" W (6.6 cm x 4.4 cm)

For a similar Chupicuaro figure carrying a child, please see the Art Institute of Chicago website, reference number: 1965.1164.

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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Losses and chips to jade earspools. Ossification and pitting to shell bracelet. Chips and scratches to pottery earspool. Minor nicks and scratches to stone tools. The child on the mother carrying figure is restored with new material. Scattered manganese deposits on other figures.