Nazca Wood Loom Implement w/ Jaguar Finial
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Description
Originally listed at $300
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A hand-carved wooden textile loom implement of lengthy form with a slender, spatula-shaped body surmounted by a 2-headed jaguar finial, each head staring out in opposite directions. Loom implements like this example facilitated the movement of any attached warp threads through the crosswise weft threads. Size: 12.5" L x 1" W (31.8 cm x 2.5 cm); 12.875" H (32.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-private Hans Jurgen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 1960s
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Condition
Light abrasions and encrustations, with slight bending to overall form, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout. Old inventory label on verso.
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Nazca Wood Loom Implement w/ Jaguar Finial
Estimate $450 - $675
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