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Inca Wood Finial - Standing Lord & Monkey
Inca Wood Finial - Standing Lord & Monkey
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Inca, ca. 1500 CE.  Impressive Inca finial, finely carved from one piece of wood, intended to adorn a large staff.  The carving is comprised of a likeness of a standing lord holding a staff in his right hand and a kero in his left hand.  Look at the verso and you will see a playful monkey, revered for its cunning nature, hanging upside down, his hands/paws gripping the sides of the lord's head, his tail wrapped around the lord's headdress.  Wonderful technique and rich iconography from the largest empire in Pre-Columbian America. Particularly poignant as the term "Inca" literally means ruler or lord in the indigenous Quechua language.  Custom, museum-quality stand.  Size: 16 1/2"L.

Provenance: Ex-Meisenheimer Collection, CA, Ex- Ron Messick Collection, acquired in 1990s.

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#101628
Condition
Expected aging/cracking to wood.  Intact and very good condition.
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Inca Wood Finial - Standing Lord & Monkey

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