AMAZING PRE-COLUMBIAN COPPER TUMI KNIFE, EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, GREAT FORM AND NICE PATINA, FOUND IN MEX

AMAZING PRE-COLUMBIAN COPPER TUMI KNIFE, EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, GREAT FORM AND NICE PATINA, FOUND IN MEXICO

VERY NICE COPPER CELT, PRE-COLUMBIAN, GREAT FORM, SQUARED EDGES, NICE BIT, FOUND IN MEXICO

5 1/2" VERY NICE COPPER CELT, PRE-COLUMBIAN, GREAT FORM, SQUARED EDGES, NICE BIT, FOUND IN MEXICO

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A wonderful ensemble of 6 pieces of hoe money in the form of ceremonial knives crafted from thin sheets of copper and characterized

RARE LARGE MAYAN EAR SPOOL, GREAT POLISH AND NICE FORM, HUGE EXAMPLE, PRE-COLUMBIAN, FOUND IN SOUTHERN MEXICO

SOLID 5" TALL PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY JAR / BOTTLE FOUND IN MEXICO, VERY NICE EXAMPLE, GREAT PATINA AND NO DAMAGE

AMAZING 4" COPPER CELT / AXE, NICE ANCIENT PRE-COLUMBIAN WEAPON FROM MEXICO, VERY WELL SHAPED WITH GREAT PATINA

DESCRIPTION: A collection of three large Pre-Columbian Chimu, copper Tumi ceremonial knives. Each features traditional flattened forms with domed blades along the ends. The smallest knife has a small

LARGE AZTEC COPPER HOE / CELT, OFTEN THOUGHT TO BE A FORM OF CURRENCY, NICE LARGER EXAMPLE, PRECOLUMBIAN, MEXICO

Inca Copper Tumis, Peru, ca. 1100 - 1400 A.D. Four solid copper tumis, three are in mushroom shape form, fourth is longest with small cutting head. All thin metal with raised ridge at sides. Nice gree

A group of 10 Pre-Columbian copper bells, c. AD 200 - 600. These nice clam-shell examples are mostly 1 in wide, with a nice patina. Ex Gallatin estate.

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. An amazing example of a ceremonial tumi, a curved, crescent-shaped blade topped by a long, cylindrical handle with a finial decorative motif of a

An excellent Inca copper amulet from northern Ecuador, ca. 1400 – 1500 AD. This intricately detailed figural tumi-form pendant is 1-7/8” long and depicts a figure wearing a fancy feather headdress

Copper ceremonial knives used to cut/carry out cranial trephinations. All have a heavy green patina to them, they measure 13.5"L or less in size, frame 19"x19"

DESCRIPTION: A Collection of Pre-Columbian Chimu copper Tumi knife fragments. Comprises of 5 total pieces. These items have been appraised and authenticated by Carol Damian, Master of Art in Pre-Colum

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hammered copper knife blade called a "tumi" with a flared blade edge, a narrow rectangular body, angular should

Of typical form. Nice burial surface. Dimensions: L 5.25' x W 5.25" Condition: A couple dented corners.

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. early 15th to early 16th century CE. A nice ensemble of sheet copper tumis and tweezers from the ancient Inca. First are two minimalist tumis:

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE; Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A nice gathering of four

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE; Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A nice gathering of four

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE; Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A fabulous ensemble of 6 tumis - ceremonial knives - formed from thin s

Pre-Columbian Peruvian Chimu Copper Tumi Assortment (4) items including a hollow handled example; together with a hand adze having a stitched rawhide handle cover Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yor

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a gorgeous trio of large copper blades from ceremonial axes or knives known as tumis. Each is shaped from sheets of copper and hammered into fla

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu-Inca, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A copper ceremonial knife known as a tumi with the broad and ovoid blade set perpendicular to the slender handle surmounted by the head of a llama