Exceptional Pre-Columbian / Tribal Art

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Exceptional Pre-Columbian / Tribal Art

Artemis Gallery

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Important 2-Day Auction of the finest examples of ancient / ethnographic art that we have ever been privileged to offer. Today's auction, Day 2, features Pre-Columbian Art from the ancient Americas, along with a select offering of African / Tribal material. The highlight of this sale is a Mayan Stone Ballgame Marker, one of the only examples to have ever been placed at auction in the last 40 years, ex-Denver Art Museum. Many published examples in this sale.

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Four Pre-Columbian Stoneworks - Chavin and Inca: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. This first example is a stone Chavin idol representing a head of an early man. Heads were favored depictions of Chavin sculptors;

0317B: Four Pre-Columbian Stoneworks - Chavin and IncaEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Chavin Bone Carving + Rare Inca Quipu Counter: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. To begin, an elaborately carved bone sniffing tube for the consumption of hallucinogenic drugs depicting the head of a fierce, jaguar

0317C: Chavin Bone Carving + Rare Inca Quipu CounterEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Chavin Miniature Sodalite Bird Pendant: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Moche ca. 400 BCE - 400 BCE. This Chavin bird pendant is finely carved from sodalite - note the intricate detailing of those wings! Sky animals like birds

0317D: Chavin Miniature Sodalite Bird PendantEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

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Four Pre-Columbian Incised Bone Implements: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE, and Moche, ca. 100 BCE- 100 CE. Four Chavin and Moche fine camelid bone carvings. From left to right, we begin with a flute carved in the form

0317E: Four Pre-Columbian Incised Bone ImplementsEst. US$3,000-US$5,000

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Large Chavin Purple Sodalite Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. A grand pectoral with beads carved from sodalite, one of the primary elements of lapis lazuli mined from the Andes and cherished since

0317F: Large Chavin Purple Sodalite PectoralEst. US$5,000-US$7,000Lot Passed

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Published Chavin Santa Ana Style Camelid Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin culture, Santa Ana style, ca. 500 BCE. Chavin visual culture represents the first widespread artistic style of the Andes. Beautiful pottery vessel depicting a reclining

0318: Published Chavin Santa Ana Style Camelid VesselEst. US$7,000-US$9,000

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Paracas Incised/Painted Gourd Bowl - Birds in Flight: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 BCE - 100 BCE. Finely incised and elaborately painted gourd depicting birds in flight. What a wonder that such a delicate object has survived more

0318A: Paracas Incised/Painted Gourd Bowl - Birds in FlightEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Rare Pair of Paracas Leather Sandals: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 BCE - 100 BCE. Rare to find a matching pair of adult-sized leather foot coverings from the ancients of the Paracas culture ! 10"H x 4-1/2"W

0318B: Rare Pair of Paracas Leather SandalsEst. US$2,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Pre-Columbian Chavin Stone Pieces: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. Three impressive examples of Chavin stonework. First, two carved stone jaguar idols. Custom, museum-quality stand. 1-1/2"H x 2"W and

0318C: Lot of 3 Pre-Columbian Chavin Stone PiecesEst. US$1,000-US$2,000

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3 Pre-Columbian Stone Mace Heads - Chavin and Inca: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. The Chavin De Huantar people, also referred to as the Chavin, were the first of many Andes cultures. In addition to creating rich

0318D: 3 Pre-Columbian Stone Mace Heads - Chavin and IncaEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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3 Pre-Columbian Stone Pieces - Mapuche, Inca, Chavin: Pre-Columbian, Chile, Mapuche, ca. 1500 CE. Lot of three magnificent examples of ancient Andean stonework. First, this fine stone tobacco pipe is a masterwork of early stone technology, carved from

0318E: 3 Pre-Columbian Stone Pieces - Mapuche, Inca, ChavinEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Rare/Large Pucara Ceremonial Stone Mortero, ex-Museum: Pre-Columbian, from Andes - Peru, Pucara Culture, ca. 1200 BC. Finely carved stone vessel most likely used for the grinding / storage of hallucinogenic. 15"H x 11"D Provenance: Ex-Alt

0318F: Rare/Large Pucara Ceremonial Stone Mortero, ex-MuseumEst. US$10,000-US$12,000

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Rare Chavin Stone Snake Bowl with Inlays: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 1400 BCE - 400 BCE. A fine stone vessel carved from dense black stone, with serpentine Janus-headed figures slithering around vessel, their double heads emerging at

0318G: Rare Chavin Stone Snake Bowl with InlaysEst. US$7,500-US$9,500Lot Passed

Valdivian Shell Skull Snuff Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, earliest horizon, ca. 2300-2000 BCE. This petite vessel is carved from shell of red and cream hues with a skull motif and a circular indentation for

0318H: Valdivian Shell Skull Snuff VesselEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

Nazca Shell Figure of a Male Amputee Wearing Gold Hat: Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, ca 0 to 200 CE. Standing male figure carved from Spondylus shell wearing a solid gold hat, small turquoise bead inset into his leg stump giving it the appearance of an

0318I: Nazca Shell Figure of a Male Amputee Wearing Gold HatEst. US$7,500-US$10,000Lot Passed

Nazca Gold and Silver Ear Spools: Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Ca 200 to 400 CE. A lovely pair of gold and silver earspools; front section solid high-karat gold, each decorated with twin joined birds in dancing pose; reverse solid

0318J: Nazca Gold and Silver Ear SpoolsEst. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

Nazca Shell Stone Pendant, ex-Eugene Lions: Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 CE t- 400 CE. Lovely miniature shell and stone pendant of a standing figure with hands to his sides, wearing squarish cap. Carved from tan stone and

0318K: Nazca Shell Stone Pendant, ex-Eugene LionsEst. US$3,500-US$5,000Lot Passed

Paracas Gold Filigree Tweezers-Pendant, 17.5g: Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Ca 300 to 200 BCE. Exceptionally rare gold tweezers decorated on one side with a stylized jaguar, other side has a seated bird, delicate filigree surrounds each

0318L: Paracas Gold Filigree Tweezers-Pendant, 17.5gEst. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

Pre-Columbian Paracas Textile - Embroidered Jaguars: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 BCE. It's hard to believe that with only simple tools, the ancients of the Andean region of South America could create textiles of such remarkable

0319: Pre-Columbian Paracas Textile - Embroidered JaguarsEst. US$10,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

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Early Mezcala Stone Temple: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 - 100 BCE. The Mezcala artisans emphasized geometric abstraction in their stylized sculptural representations of figures and architectural

0320: Early Mezcala Stone TempleEst. US$5,000-US$8,000

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Mezcala Stone Idol, Ex-Arte Primitivo: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero Region, Mezcala, ca. 1000 BCE. The Mezcala sculptors brilliantly used string-saw technology to differentiate facial features and limbs. Mezcala sculptural works are

0320A: Mezcala Stone Idol, Ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Rare Viru Moche Gold Gilded Mask, Open-Eyes!: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Viru Mochica Transition, ca 500 BCE-100 BCE. The Viru culture also known as the Gallinazo was a Pre-Columbian culture that flourished in the Viru Valley on the

0321: Rare Viru Moche Gold Gilded Mask, Open-Eyes!Est. US$15,000-US$20,000Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian 18K Gold Nose Ornament, 13.1g: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Salina culture, ca. 400 BCE - 200 BCE. High karat (18K) gold nose ornament composed of hammered sheet gold weighing 13.1 grams. 84mm x 76mm. Provenance: HD Enterprises,

0323: Pre-Columbian 18K Gold Nose Ornament, 13.1gEst. US$1,000-US$1,400

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Pre-Columbian Guerrero Stone Monkey: Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 - 100 BCE. This kneeling monkey idol is depicted with simple, abstract features and a distinctly simian-shaped head. The Mezcala sculptors

0324: Pre-Columbian Guerrero Stone MonkeyEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

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