African Incised Spindle Whorl Necklace

Spindle Whorl Necklace, terracotta, most with incised designs. Dimensions: 32" L10 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, NYC

A Baule textile pulley, wood with monkey hold object at handle, incised body, spindle whorl intact. Custom stand is included. Dimensions: 8-3/4" H. Provenance: Ex. Private collection Columbia Co., NY

**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

**Originally Listed At $400** 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

African Clay & Glass Trade Bead Necklaces, L 32"-35", 910g 2 pcs | One necklace offers graduated clay spindle whorl beads, possibly from Mali (L 35"). the other necklace offers blue, white, and black

Vintage or older African, Dogon Culture, Mali Beaded Necklace, decorated with clay spindle whorls (for spinning coitton) reused as beads | Approx. Size: 37" | Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ora & Eleanor E

**Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. An impressive necklace comprised of fifty-eight (58) terracotta spindle whorls of red and black hues - eac

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine necklace strung with 51 petite pottery spindle whorls as well as a central ocarina pendant surmounte

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A grey stone spindle whorl with linear and concentric circle motifs on its surface; also ten gorgeous jadeite

Size: 30" long Condition: Significant wear consistent with age and use. See photos.

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A beautiful ensemble of wearable art comprised of a necklace and matching earrings - the necklace featurin

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A pretty matching set of necklace and earrings, each made using white, brown, yellow, red, rose, and purpl

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 to 500 CE. A beautiful and wearable necklace composed of 35 terracotta spindle whorls in hues of gray, brown, and oran

7 Ancient West African Terracotta Spindle Whorl Pottery Beads. Nice examples of the type. 2 of these are highly developed with etched artistic expression. They measure 7/8" to approximately 1 3/16".

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A lovely ensemble of dozens of terracotta spindle whorls strung on a pair of modern strands to be wearable. Pre

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**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

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**Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A lovely necklace featuring a Valdivian pottery spindle whorl pendant beneath petite st

Four plaques: a crescent suspending a basket above a butterfly and a fish, all with incising including rodent and fish motifs, and with metal fringe. 16" H laid flat; 5.5 neck diameter measured at wid

Strang Spinnwirtel Dogon, Mali Neu aufgezogen Terrakotta. L 37 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Seit jeher begleitet und fasziniert Schmuck in versc

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