Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils

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Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils

Artemis Gallery

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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils.

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Huge Paracas Shell Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An impressive pectoral comprised of hundreds if not thousands of petite seashells of creamy white hues, sewn to a black fabric backing

0117: Huge Paracas Shell PectoralEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Copper Viru-Mochica King Rowing to Afterlife: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Viru-Moche Transition, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. Skillfully cut and crafted from copper sheet, a sculptural depiction of a Lord-King crossing the ocean, rowing into the

0117A: Copper Viru-Mochica King Rowing to AfterlifeEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Incredible Sican 14K Gold Mask + Tunic Appliques - XRF: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A fabulous 14K gold ceremonial mask and an impressive number - 691 to be exact - of gold dress appliques on the form

0117B: Incredible Sican 14K Gold Mask + Tunic Appliques - XRFEst. $40,000-$60,000Lot Passed

Tiwanaku Royal Ensemble - Twin Silver Pectorals: Pre-Columbian, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, Tihuanaku (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Rare and striking ensemble of twin silver pectorals. Starting with lower, thick hand-hammered silver sheet in

0117C: Tiwanaku Royal Ensemble - Twin Silver PectoralsEst. $8,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Rare Sican-Lambayeque Silver Votive Plaque: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. An extremely rare votive plaque comprised of high-grade silver (96% silver) most likely used to decorate a temple - depicting

0118: Rare Sican-Lambayeque Silver Votive PlaqueEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Sican Gilded Silver Death Mask, ex-Arte Primitivo: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A haunting gilded silver (87% pure) death mask with a broad face, black painted almond-shaped eyes, and a

0118A: Sican Gilded Silver Death Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. $5,000-$7,000

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Rare & Large Inca Chucu Painted Stone Petroglyph Plaque: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An enormous plaque of light-grey shale, oblong in form, with an intricate decorative program painted in hues of marigold,

0118B: Rare & Large Inca Chucu Painted Stone Petroglyph PlaqueEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Massive Inca Chucu Painted Stone Petroglyph Plaque: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful stone plaque, of a large and oblong form. The plaque depicts an intricate abstract scene of humans standing

0118C: Massive Inca Chucu Painted Stone Petroglyph PlaqueEst. $17,000-$25,000Lot Passed

Tiahuanaco Wood Kero w/ Bat in Relief: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku), ca. 400 to 1100 CE. A handsome, beautifully preserved wooden kero (also qiru, quero, qero), an Andean drinking vessel made to consume maize-based

0119: Tiahuanaco Wood Kero w/ Bat in ReliefEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Moche Copper Dagger w/ Jaguar Deity Finial: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A lovely cast-copper dagger with an elongated body, a pointed tip, and a curved openwork finial depicting an abstract jaguar deity. The

0119A: Moche Copper Dagger w/ Jaguar Deity FinialEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Rare Nazca Wood Tupu with Monkey: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An elegant black wooden tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin, with a finial in the form of a seated monkey eating a

0119B: Rare Nazca Wood Tupu with MonkeyEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

Early Moche Greyware Stirrup Vessel w/ Ai Apaec: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Moche, Phase I to II, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A fabulous mold-formed greyware pottery vessel with a flat base, a lightly-compressed spherical body with a rounded

0119C: Early Moche Greyware Stirrup Vessel w/ Ai ApaecEst. $1,500-$2,200Lot Passed

Massive Huari Wooden Pillar - Extremely Rare: Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A massive wooden pillar, made from the wood of the huarango tree, with a long, cylindrical body that widens into a

0119D: Massive Huari Wooden Pillar - Extremely RareEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Paracas Bone Spoon + Spatula w/ Sea Bird Finial: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A bone spatula and spoon, carefully carved by hand, and made for use in shamanic rituals involving hallucinogenic drugs. The spatula has

0120: Paracas Bone Spoon + Spatula w/ Sea Bird FinialEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Proto Nazca Wool Trophy Head Border: Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A long and finely woven textile fringe made from camelid (llama or alpaca) fibers in vibrant shades of red, brown, gold, blue, tan and

0120A: Proto Nazca Wool Trophy Head BorderEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Stunning Proto Nazca Textile Panel w/ Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A sublime textile panel, of a rectangular form, composed of tightly-woven natural cotton fibers, and decorated with a tumultuous

0120B: Stunning Proto Nazca Textile Panel w/ Geometric MotifsEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

2 Peruvian Gilt Copper Tupus w/ Janus Headed Serpent: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Maranon Jungle, Amazonas, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fabulous pair of gilded copper tupus, each one featuring a bicephalic serpent finial. The snakes' two faces are

0121: 2 Peruvian Gilt Copper Tupus w/ Janus Headed SerpentEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Moche Gilt Copper Mace Head - Janiform Trophy Head: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Loma Negra, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A fine mold-formed copper mace head with a cylindrical socketing shaft surrounded by tiered rims along the top and bottom,

0121A: Moche Gilt Copper Mace Head - Janiform Trophy HeadEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

Large / Rare Chavin Painted Cotton Textile: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Chavin-Karwar, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A cotton based textile fragment from the North Coast of Peru, but purportedly found in South Coast Peru. The tightly woven

0121B: Large / Rare Chavin Painted Cotton TextileEst. $12,000-$15,000Lot Passed

Nazca / Huari Ornament of Queen - Gold, Feathers, Shell: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca/Huari (Wari), ca. 0 to 1000 CE. The royal assembly of an elite woman, displayed as they were made to be worn. Atop her head is a crown made of tiny gold discs, each

0121C: Nazca / Huari Ornament of Queen - Gold, Feathers, ShellEst. $24,000-$36,000Lot Passed

Moche Royal Court Copper Trumpet: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A magnificent, rare example of a long trumpet, made from a single sheet of copper rolled together to form a massive musical

0121D: Moche Royal Court Copper TrumpetEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Recuay Polychrome Jug - Chief Head & Jaguars: Pre-Columbian, Peru, northern highlands, Recuay culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An intricate, hand-built pottery vessel with a rounded base, a large apple-shaped body with a rounded shoulder, a tapering

0122: Recuay Polychrome Jug - Chief Head & JaguarsEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Moche Copper Mask of a Lord & Owl Ornaments w/ Xray: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. An impressive hammered-copper funerary mask depicting the stylized face of a lord or king. The visage is composed of a bulbous nose

0122A: Moche Copper Mask of a Lord & Owl Ornaments w/ XrayEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Lovely Framed Chancay Textile Coca Bag w/ Warrior: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A lovely coca bag comprised of tightly-woven natural camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers decorated with a hand-painted standing warrior who

0122B: Lovely Framed Chancay Textile Coca Bag w/ WarriorEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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