55 Finely Carved Ecuadoran Pottery Spindle Whorls

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A group of wonderful, diverse, fired black pottery spindle whorl beads, each with different incised patterns consisting of circles, line

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A lovely oxidized silver necklace displaying a trio of pottery spindle whorls on a central drop pendant. Each s

Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia, Narino or Quimbaya, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. This is a trio of finely formed pottery spindle whorls meticulously decorated with elaborate geometric motifs in white s

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, ca. 0 to 1000 CE. A wonderful grouping of forty-four terracotta spindle whorls strung in necklace form on a twisted cord made of natural fibers. Each

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A gorgeous macrame necklace comprised of forty-three miniature pottery spindle whorls, arranged in two strands, with a petite knot in-bet

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1300 CE. A lovely group of forty-four hand-carved wooden sticks/needles with slender bodies and pointed ends. Some of

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A strand of 20 incredibly large, pottery spindle whorls - all of rounded forms with finely incised linear and stylized

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A wearable necklace strung with dozens of Manabi pottery spindle whorls, shell tubes, and seed-form beads carved from shell. Several mode

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, or Jalisco to Aztec culture, ca. 300 BCE to 1500 CE. A large collection of 76 pottery spindle whorls for spinning maguey and c

Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican, ca. 750 to 1500 CE. This is a collection of 45 decorated baked clay spindle whorls, or malacates as they are known in both Spanish and Nahuatl. They come in a variety of c

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A group of five hand-made pottery spindle whorls, each with an incised pelican motif. Spindle whorls are perforated disks that were used in

Collection of over 40 Pre-Columbian Stone Beads and Pottery Spindle Whorls. Varying in size, material and design these beads are nice examples of ancient Inca craft and jewelry. They all appear to be

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**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. Twenty terracotta spindle whorls decorated with incised stylized geometric and zoomorphic motifs. The artwork

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59 Pottery Spindle Whorls or beads, Peruvian in riker mount

Tairona Pottery Spindle Whorls (5) Colombia SA, Ca. 800 to 1200 AD. Functional disc forms with incised decorative motifs and central pierced hub for suspension. Sizes are from 1 in to 1-3/4 in H. leng

Lot of 11 Chancay Wood Needles & Pottery Spindle Whorls. 19th Century Peru. These old wood needles measure 10 3/8 to 15 1/4"

**Originally Listed At $75** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A lovely set of two globular pottery spindle whorls, incised by hand with abstract avian and geometric motif

**Originally Listed At $75** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A group of five hand-built pottery spindle whorl beads, each vertically perforated for suspension. Each bead i

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A wearable necklace constructed with 31 hand-built pottery spindle whorl beads of varying forms. Presenting in hues of red, brown, beige,

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine collection of 38 pottery spindle whorl beads that are arranged into an enticing and wearable form. S

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A group of wonderful, diverse, fired black pottery spindle whorl beads, each with different incised patter

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