Large Huastec Carved Stone Coyote
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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Huastec, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. A charming grey volcanic stone carving of a coyote's head. Fine details of the ears, eyes, and mouth, give the stone form, which seems to have been originally somewhat coyote-head shaped and only slightly modified and smoothed! The coyote is a trickster figure in Mesoamerican mythology, god of music and dance, called Huehuecoyotl in Nahuatl. The disembodied head form may have been to remind the viewer of the popular headdresses that we know the Huastec wore ritually - carved statues show female and male warriors wearing avian, serpent, jaguar, and coyote headdresses. Size: 9.5" L x 6" W x 5.25" H (24.1 cm x 15.2 cm x 13.3 cm)
Provenance: private collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA
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#125106
Provenance: private collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#125106
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Smoothing to form from age and handling
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Large Huastec Carved Stone Coyote
Estimate $1,200 - $1,500
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