Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic

Enormous Veracruz Pottery Standing Figure w/ TL

Early 20th C. African Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet Mask

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Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic

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Paracas Bone, Leather, and Shell Drug Container: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine drug container carved from bone, probably human, with an open top end and a plugged bottom cavity. The cylindrical container has a

0052: Paracas Bone, Leather, and Shell Drug ContainerEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Paracas Bone, Resin, and Shell Drug Container: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine drug container of a cylindrical form carved from bone, most likely human. The body is lined with slender reed strands which are

0053: Paracas Bone, Resin, and Shell Drug ContainerEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Paracas Engraved Bamboo Flute & Drug Container: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A pair of engraved bamboo items, beautifully preserved despite their great age. One is a flute, the other a container for holding

0053A: Lot of 2 Paracas Engraved Bamboo Flute & Drug ContainerEst. US$1,400-US$2,000Lot Passed

Paracas Wood and Gold Scepter: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Cavernas, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A hand-carved wooden scepter of a type used by lord-kings in the Paracas culture. The scepter has an elongated rod

0053B: Paracas Wood and Gold ScepterEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Large Paracas Gourd Vessel w/ Pyro-Engraved Motifs: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful bowl formed from a hollow gourd with a slightly concave base, rounded walls, a deep basin, and a thin lip which

0053C: Large Paracas Gourd Vessel w/ Pyro-Engraved MotifsEst. US$1,250-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Rare Sican / Lambayeque Polychrome Stirrup Jar: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A mold-formed and highly-burnished pottery vessel with a lightly-rounded but stable base, a spherical

0054: Rare Sican / Lambayeque Polychrome Stirrup JarEst. US$600-US$900

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Sican-Lambayeque Silver Tweezers - Naylamp - 18.4 g: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A pair of half-moon-shaped, high percentage silver (97%) tweezers with an anthropomorphic figure of the mythical

0055: Sican-Lambayeque Silver Tweezers - Naylamp - 18.4 gEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Sican / Lambayeque Blackware Vessel w/ Face: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1000 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished blackware pottery vessel with a spherical body, a bulbous neck, a conical spout, and a

0056: Sican / Lambayeque Blackware Vessel w/ FaceEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Lot of 5 Sican Lambayeque Silver Boxes - 53.1 g - Rare!: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A group of five silver (93-96% pure) boxes, each with a flat lid held in place by two loop hinges on one long side.

0056A: Lot of 5 Sican Lambayeque Silver Boxes - 53.1 g - Rare!Est. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

0056B: Sican / Lambayeque Copper-Silver Arm CuffEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Sican / Lambayeque Silver Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A high-quality (97%) silver lunate pectoral, elaborately decorated with rows and rows of circular bosses in

0056C: Sican / Lambayeque Silver PectoralEst. US$700-US$1,000

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Mapuche Stone Pipe: Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1500 CE. A fine pipe carved from a coffee-brown stone with a pair of stocky 'legs,' a tapered shoulder, a conical mouth piece, and a deep

0057: Mapuche Stone PipeEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Fine Tiahuanaco Polychrome Pottery Kero w/ Birds: Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A beautiful, hand-built, and highly-burnished ceramic kero with a planar base, tall walls that gently expand to create the

0057A: Fine Tiahuanaco Polychrome Pottery Kero w/ BirdsEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

Vicus Polychrome Stirrup Whistling Vessel w/ Monkey: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel painted in vivid hues of vermilion, black, beige, and cream. The vessel is defined by a round but

0057B: Vicus Polychrome Stirrup Whistling Vessel w/ MonkeyEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

Huari Polychrome Seated Shaman Effigy Vessel w/ TL: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A fabulous mold-formed pottery vessel in the form of a shamanic figure seated atop crossed legs above the flat base. The emaciated

0058: Huari Polychrome Seated Shaman Effigy Vessel w/ TLEst. US$1,600-US$2,200Lot Passed

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Rare Huari Polychrome Figural Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A rare and beautifully preserved ceramic vessel in the form of a seated human wearing a colorful tunic painted with stripes of white,

0058A: Rare Huari Polychrome Figural Stirrup VesselEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Huari Pottery Double-Chambered Whistling Monkey Vessel: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An intriguing figural vessel with a spout rising from one of the canteen-shaped lobes and an amusing simian figure as the

0058B: Huari Pottery Double-Chambered Whistling Monkey VesselEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

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Huari Polychrome Textile Four-Corner Hat: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful four-cornered hat with a characteristically square top and flowing tassels, all comprised from

0058C: Huari Polychrome Textile Four-Corner HatEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Rare Huari Wooden Anthropomorphic Poporo: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden poporo with a deep interior cavity meant for containing lime powder. The vessel

0059: Rare Huari Wooden Anthropomorphic PoporoEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Bahia Polychrome Human Effigy Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A lovely mold-formed pottery human effigy figure standing atop attenuated legs. The figure holds both curved arms

0060: Bahia Polychrome Human Effigy FigureEst. US$400-US$600

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Tairona Rock Crystal & Carnelian Beaded Necklace: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A gorgeous necklace comprised of 20 hand-carved rock crystal beads and 20 vermilion-hued carnelian spacer beads. The cylindrical rock crystal

0061: Tairona Rock Crystal & Carnelian Beaded NecklaceEst. US$600-US$900

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Tairona Jasper Drug Spoon: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A lovely drug spoon, hand-carved from mottled vermilion-hued jasper with dark inclusions, used for the ritual preparation and ingestion

0061A: Tairona Jasper Drug SpoonEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Necklace w/ Tairona Greenstone & Carnelian Bullet Beads: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A fabulous necklace composed from dozens of mottled greenstone seed-form beads as well as elegant, bullet-shaped vermilion-hued carnelian beads.

0061B: Necklace w/ Tairona Greenstone & Carnelian Bullet BeadsEst. US$1,250-US$1,750

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Fine Tairona Rock Crystal & Carnelian Necklace: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful necklace composed of dozens of cylindrical, seed, discoid, and bullet-form beads carved from vermilion-hued carnelian. Interspersed

0061C: Fine Tairona Rock Crystal & Carnelian NecklaceEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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