DAY 2: Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Colonial Art

Paracas Terracotta Plate, Zoomorphic Motif - TL Tested

19th C. Native American Crow Beaded Blanket Strip

Panamanian Veraguas 24 Karat Gold Shaman, 59.2 g

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Louisville, CO, United States

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DAY 2: Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Colonial Art

Artemis Gallery

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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian art from Mexico, Central and South America, plus Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic and fine Spanish Colonial paintings, silver, folk art, more.

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Superb Costa Rican Jade Mace Head - Anthropomorphic: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. An incredible deep green jadeite mace head carved in highly abstract, anthropomorphic form. Drilling and string-cutting by ancient

0224: Superb Costa Rican Jade Mace Head - AnthropomorphicEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Huge Veracruz Pottery Incensario Lid in Human Form: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A very large and impressive terracotta lid for an incensario in the form of a round-bodied, squatting human figure with elaborate

0224A: Huge Veracruz Pottery Incensario Lid in Human FormEst. US$12,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Veracruz Stone Ballgame Yoke: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. An undecorated, sanded grey-green stone yoke from the Mesoamerican ballgame. A defining characteristic of the Veracruz culture was

0224B: Veracruz Stone Ballgame YokeEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

Huge Puruha Pottery Urn w/ Abstract Human Head: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Puruha, ca. 750 to 1500 CE. A giant ceramic urn topped by a very abstract anthropomorphic "head". The body of the urn tapers from a wide shoulder to a diminutive, flat foot;

0225: Huge Puruha Pottery Urn w/ Abstract Human HeadEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Rare Colombian Cauca Redware Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca region, Middle Cauca Complex, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An enigmatic, seated female figure with a round head that towers over her relatively smaller body and thin

0225A: Rare Colombian Cauca Redware Seated Female FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Fine Costa Rican Stone Standing Male Figure: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic watershed, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved from brittle grey volcanic stone, this is a nude standing figure of a man with distinctly simian features. His body is

0225B: Fine Costa Rican Stone Standing Male FigureEst. US$900-US$1,400

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Large Narino Pottery Seated Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Capuli cultural complex, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. An extremely large anthropomorphic effigy jar, the figure squatting on his legs, nude with delineated genitalia, holding a long

0226: Large Narino Pottery Seated Figural VesselEst. US$5,000-US$7,000Lot Passed

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Rare Narino / Puruha Pottery Jar - Human Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador border, Narino or Puruha culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. An egg-shaped vessel with an anthropomorphic form on one side. Much of the body is covered with a delightful black-on-red

0227: Rare Narino / Puruha Pottery Jar - Human FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Fine Narino Polychrome Monkey Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador (Carchi) Narino Highlands, ca. 1250 CE. A large and deep-walled bowl on a short concave foot, extensively decorated via negative resist in red, chocolate brown, and

0227A: Fine Narino Polychrome Monkey BowlEst. US$600-US$900

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Exceptional Manteno Pottery Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 1000 CE. A beautifully executed sculpture of a standing figure presenting an expressive visage comprised of ovoid eyes, a disproportionately large nose (this

0228: Exceptional Manteno Pottery Standing FigureEst. US$2,400-US$3,600

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Chancay Polychrome Figure on Litter - Rare!: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A polychrome terracotta depiction of a member of the elite strapped (note the horizontal striations over his body) to his elaborate

0228A: Chancay Polychrome Figure on Litter - Rare!Est. US$800-US$1,200

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Chancay Pottery Standing Cuchimilco Figure: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A hollow made terracotta figure, standing on thick legs and flat feet with paddle-like hands held upward. The face has been painted with

0228B: Chancay Pottery Standing Cuchimilco FigureEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Tall Chancay Polychrome Pottery Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A very large ceramic effigy jar depicting a seated figure, most likely an elite leader and/or shaman given his highly decorated state,

0229: Tall Chancay Polychrome Pottery Figural VesselEst. US$1,400-US$2,000

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Chancay Bichrome Double Chambered Whistling Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 CE. A musical whistling bridge-spouted stirrup vessel featuring a fine rendering of a cazique atop the front chamber joined via a strap handle to a

0229A: Chancay Bichrome Double Chambered Whistling VesselEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Important Taino Double Zemi-Headed Stone Pestle: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, probably Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, or Jamaica, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A special ceremonial pestle, skillfully hand-carved from a rich green stone with twin

0230: Important Taino Double Zemi-Headed Stone PestleEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Passed

Authentic Taino Black Stone Three Pointer Zemi: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Taino/Arawak, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century, a quintessential example of a three pointer

0231: Authentic Taino Black Stone Three Pointer ZemiEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

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Outstanding / Authentic Taino Bone Vomit Stick: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Taino people, 1000 to 1500 CE. An amazing carved bone vomiting stick, a key part of the Cohoba ritual. The carving is of a standing skeleton with incised carvings

0231A: Outstanding / Authentic Taino Bone Vomit StickEst. US$2,500-US$4,000

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Rare / Authentic Taino Wood Bowl w/ Zemi Figures: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Taino Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. About as fine and important example of the wonderful art and artifacts of the Arawak Peoples of the Greater Antilles Islands as one will

0232: Rare / Authentic Taino Wood Bowl w/ Zemi FiguresEst. US$15,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

Taino Stone Zoomorphic Idol - Important Example: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Large and important example of the incredible stone work of the indigenous Arawak peoples of the Greater Antilles Islands. Greenstone lizard or

0232A: Taino Stone Zoomorphic Idol - Important ExampleEst. US$12,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Colombia Tairona Blackware Caiman & Bat Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A black ware vessel with a tall, wide, central spout on a ring base and a stylized bat head that looks upward with raised arms; the other

0233: Colombia Tairona Blackware Caiman & Bat VesselEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Taino Marine Mammal Bone Zemi Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. Taino art is comprised of many religious objects associated with the worship of "zemis" - a term referring to deities, ancestors, or earth

0233A: Taino Marine Mammal Bone Zemi PendantEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

Quimbaya Tumbaga Seated Figural Poporo, XRF Tested: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Quimbaya, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A remarkable cast tumbaga statuette depicting a seated lord or shaman sitting upon a four-legged stool. This piece is entirely in the round,

0234: Quimbaya Tumbaga Seated Figural Poporo, XRF TestedEst. US$15,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

Important Taino Three Pointer Stone Zemi Figure: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century. Classically

0234A: Important Taino Three Pointer Stone Zemi FigureEst. US$12,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

Rare Taino Stone Scepter / Dagger - Serpent Form: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Gorgeous light green stone ceremonial dagger or scepter in the form of a stylized serpent or caiman

0234B: Rare Taino Stone Scepter / Dagger - Serpent FormEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Passed

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