PRE-COLUMBIAN WOOD ARTIFACT

A choice Chimu wood figure from Peru, ca. 1100 – 1450 AD. It is 6-3/4” high and depicts a standing individual with elongated head and hands held to the belly. Nicely polished patina from

Pre-Columbian, coastal Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000-1400 CE. Although the Chimu are often better known for their metalwork and their pottery, as this box shows, they also had skill as woodworkers. The box is

3 1/3" Pre Columbian Corn Mold Wood

15" Wood Weaving Tool. Inca (1100-1400 AD). Peru. Ex-Jeff Sardofsky, Leroy Irons. Pre-Columbian. Very fine condition with figure on top

A replica of a Pre Columbian artifact from the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia in Mexico. Terra cotta bust, Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 11"H Manufacturer: Instituto Nacional de Antropolo

2.3/4" Wood Keyro Cup, Peruvian Peru Pre Columbian Relic

Teotihuacan, pre-Columbian Mexico, age circa 500 - 850 AD. Carved stone Xolopan type head depicted with a large finely detailed headdress. Attached to the wooden plaque. Dimensions: Wood board size: 6

Group of three pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. Comprised of one Moche copper tupu/pin, ca. 8th-16th c; one Chancay wood figure, ca. 1000-1470 CE; and one Chancay ceramic deer vessel, ca. 1000-1200 C

Group Pre-Columbian and style artifacts, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, (8) pieces including including two fragmentary clay figures on wood bases, two heads on lucite bases, 3 other pottery fragments, 1.5"h t

Two pieces of ancient Pre-Columbian artifacts comprising one bird head stone bust sculpture and one ceramic pottery redware handled bird form effigy vessel or cup, both mounted on wood stands. Vase: 4

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An incredibly preserved, matched pair of wooden ear spools, their broad, disc-shaped faces intricately carved with identical openwork motifs. These sho

Pre-Columbian, South/Central Coast Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A rare, well-preserved wooden dish in the form of a duck, used in part of the preparation of snuff. The vessel sits on a peti

**Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A tall wooden staff with a delightful series of openwork and relief carvings in its upper area, and a long, smooth, taper

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A lovely drinking cup called a kero (also quero) with an expertly incised register of linear motifs across the exterior surfaces. Rich patina cr

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A rare, well preserved shallow wooden offering bowl, made to be used in ceremonies. Vessels of this style are usually made of black basalt. The b

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A superb wooden rattle with a monkey finial, which may have been part of a ceremonial staff. The wood panel is slit from both sides and

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, six insertion cavities, and an hourglass-shape

**Originally Listed At $850** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, six square inser

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figure of highly stylized form bearing incised details on the hands

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, north central Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1523 CE. A hand-carved wooden ritual vessel known as a canopa in the form of a camelid. The vessel has a slightly rounded

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine example of a wooden tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin. These are still used today to fasten lli

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 900 to 1470 CE. A hand carved wooden standing idol figure with arms positioned over chest and hands pressed together in a prayerful gesture. The head and body are chara

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting a Lord-King, perhaps once used as the handle or finial or a royal staff

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1200 CE. An elegant loom stick carved from a hard wood, adorned with a perched bird atop - most likely representing a parrot with a curved beak, large round inc