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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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more.

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Museum Exhibited Ecuadoran Stone Manatee: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Central Highlands, Ibarra region, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A charming sculpture of a corpulent manatee laying on a round-topped boulder, hand-carved from mottled espresso-hued

0079: Museum Exhibited Ecuadoran Stone ManateeEst. US$600-US$900

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Museum Exhibited Ecuadoran Greenstone Serpent: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Central Highlands, Ibarra region, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A beautiful stone serpent carved from mottled forest-green stone with dense sage-green inclusions and scattered black

0080: Museum Exhibited Ecuadoran Greenstone SerpentEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Exhibited Inca Stone Mace Heads from Ecuador: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Cuenca region, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A lovely gathering of 3 mace heads carved from mottled brown-hued stone with light and dark inclusions. A pair of mace heads

0081: Lot of 3 Exhibited Inca Stone Mace Heads from EcuadorEst. US$900-US$1,400

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Lot of 3 Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Seated Figures: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 1000 CE. A charming set of three hand-built pottery figurines shown in seated poses. The smallest has a petite mouth and pointed ears.

0082: Lot of 3 Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Seated FiguresEst. US$600-US$900

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Rare / Large Nicoya Pottery Tripod - Maya Influence: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A large ceramic vessel standing on three fierce zoomorphic feet, each glaring out at the viewer with large eyes and long

0082A: Rare / Large Nicoya Pottery Tripod - Maya InfluenceEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Costa Rican Polychrome Bird Rattle Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A classic example of the Nicoya ceramic form, a standing, teardrop-shaped vessel on a round platform foot with a bird head and tail

0082B: Costa Rican Polychrome Bird Rattle VesselEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

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Large Nicoya Polychrome Tripod Vessel w/ Rattle Legs: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. An impressive ceramic bowl with three hollow rattle legs with mold-formed facial details painted in a polychrome palette. The

0082C: Large Nicoya Polychrome Tripod Vessel w/ Rattle LegsEst. US$1,300-US$1,950

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Very Large Costa Rican Polychrome Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Large rounded olla with raised rim painted in shades of red and black over a red/orange base. On each side a high relief figure

0082D: Very Large Costa Rican Polychrome VesselEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Large Costa Rican Pottery Frog Jar: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. A charming hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a corpulent frog. The animal sits atop a round base with retracted rear

0082E: Large Costa Rican Pottery Frog JarEst. US$600-US$900

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Costa Rican Polychrome Vessel w/ Kukulkan & TL Test: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya, Papagayo Polychrome variety, Phase VI, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A fabulous hand-built, egg-shaped, footed pottery vessel with an intricately

0082F: Costa Rican Polychrome Vessel w/ Kukulkan & TL TestEst. US$2,200-US$2,800Lot Passed

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Panamanian Gold Double Headed Eagle, 16.3 g: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Veraguas culture, Period V to VI, ca. 700 to 1500 CE. A stunning double-headed eagle pendant, comprised of 90% gold (equivalent to 21K+ gold), with broad ovoid

0083: Panamanian Gold Double Headed Eagle, 16.3 gEst. US$10,000-US$14,000

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Costa Rican Greenstone Double Snake Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. Carved from a very pale greenstone, this is a gorgeous pectoral in the form of a double-headed serpent, its mouth drilled into openwork

0083A: Costa Rican Greenstone Double Snake PectoralEst. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

Costa Rican Jade Pendant of an Insect, ex-Woram: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An intriguing Costa Rican jade pendant comprised of gorgeous blue-green jadeite that was carved and string cut to depict a winged insect - the jade

0083B: Costa Rican Jade Pendant of an Insect, ex-WoramEst. US$2,700-US$4,050Lot Passed

Large Costa Rican Stone Pendant - Bat & Crocodiles: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. In exceptional condition, a Costa Rican pendant comprised of greenstone of sage and olive green hues, expertly string cut with

0083C: Large Costa Rican Stone Pendant - Bat & CrocodilesEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Important Costa Rican Jade Pendant - ex Woram: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. An exceptional Costa Rican jade pendant comprised of jadeite boasting beautiful blue-green hues with white inclusions, expertly carved

0083D: Important Costa Rican Jade Pendant - ex WoramEst. US$3,200-US$4,800Lot Passed

Superb Costa Rican Jade Raptor Pendant - ex Woram: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. An exceptional Costa Rican jade pendant comprised of translucent blue-green jadeite, expertly string cut with an intriguing

0083E: Superb Costa Rican Jade Raptor Pendant - ex WoramEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Diqui Gold Triple Lizard Pendant - 3.3 g: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Diquis, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A wonderful gold pendant comprised of 90% gold (equivalent to 20K+) depicting three petite lizards facing forward in a prone position. Tiny granules

0084: Diqui Gold Triple Lizard Pendant - 3.3 gEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Veraguas Gold Bead Necklace - 8.9 g: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Veraguas, ca. 500 to 1100 CE. A lovely strand of high quality beads comprised of hammered gold sheet (88% to 90% gold or equivalent to 20-22K) including 10 tubular beads and

0084A: Veraguas Gold Bead Necklace - 8.9 gEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Cocle Gold Composite Creature Pendant - 11 g: Pre-Columbian, Panama, Cocle, ca. 700 to 1100 CE. A wonderful pendant comprised of high quality gold (90% or equivalent to 20K+) and depicting an endearing amphibian creature with a frog-like face

0084B: Cocle Gold Composite Creature Pendant - 11 gEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Panamanian Jar w/Frog Effigy - Macaracas Type: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle culture, Macaracas type, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A bichrome terracotta frog effigy vessel with an olla-shaped body, the amphibian's visage painted on

0085: Panamanian Jar w/Frog Effigy - Macaracas TypeEst. US$600-US$1,200

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Huge Costa Rican Stone Metate: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1 to 800 CE. An exceedingly large ceremonial metate carved from volcanic stone, with a round-cornered, rectangular table/seat, numerous

0085A: Huge Costa Rican Stone MetateEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

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Superb Costa Rican Jade Avian Celt: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. One of the largest Costa Rican bird celts that I have ever seen, skillfully carved from a beautiful piece of jadeite

0085B: Superb Costa Rican Jade Avian CeltEst. US$2,600-US$3,900

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Costa Rican Stone Standing Figure - Mythical Monkey: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fantastical figure, carved from porous volcanic stone, depicting a man with a fierce, transformative crocodile

0085C: Costa Rican Stone Standing Figure - Mythical MonkeyEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

Jalisco Ameca Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel Armor: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery warrior with red and cream painted details over grey slip, holding a thick club with both hands, and

0086: Jalisco Ameca Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel ArmorEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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