Chimu Twisted Ceramic Bead from Peru, ca. 1100

A choice Chimu ceramic bead from Peru, ca. 1100 – 1450 AD. This interesting, twisted example is 2” long and is beautifully burnished.

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine necklace of wearable form that is constructed with 6 petite turquoise beads as well as 30 spherical beads and 5 conical sp

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A whimsical ceramic vessel in the shape of a broad-bodied fish with a human-like face, relief gills and mouth, and a projecting tail fin. A tall, conic

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1400 century CE. A striking necklace comprised of round shell beads in natural beige hues and most impressively, thirteen large hammered silver teardrop shaped

Northern Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. Beautiful necklace comprised of brown tones and off-white beads in small round beads and animal form and star beads. Size: 20"L. Provenance: Ex-private Geo

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu or Inca, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful matte black ceramic stirrup jar with a tall spout and a tiny monkey perched against the junction between spout and handle. The bod

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu with Incan influence given the shape of the spout, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built and highly-burnished ceramic vessel in the form of an adorable frog. The amp

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chancay or Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. Three dark brown cords with tan cords knotted or twisted around them in one area. These were likely a portion of an Andean quipu, s

Pre-Columbian, central coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built grayware pottery jar of a broad form. The vessel features a ring-shaped foot with dozens of incised notches, a spherical bod

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, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A small silver kero (quero, qiru) made from hammered silver, with a stepped design and a deep base and a flat, flared rim. The kero was a ceremonial dr

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful blackware stirrup vessel adorned with relief decoration of crabs, chameleons, and lizard-like animals, all sitting upon a pl

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A mold-formed pottery vessel featuring important anthropomorphic beings positioned in the center of each side. Resting on a flattened, st

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A wonderful blackware jar, mold-made to present a circular body adorned with elaborate relief decoration. Sitting upon a planar base, the

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fascinating funerary mask made of hammered copper, created to be affixed to a mummy bundle. The face has a fascinating shape, with a broad, v-shaped

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An intriguing blackware stirrup vessel with an incised motif and high relief anthropomorphic figure with a bird. The vessel has a flat ba

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A small silver kero (quero, qiru) made from hammered silver, with a stepped design and a deep base and a flat, flared rim. The kero was a ceremonial dr

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. This well-preserved textile panel is an example of openwork and slit-tapestry weaving techniques made from camelid (alpaca or llama) wool i

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A stunning crustacean themed textile panel woven from camelid (alpaca or llama) and/or cotton fibers in hues of walnut brown and white

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An intriguing blackware stirrup vessel with an incised motif and high relief anthropomorphic figure with a bird. The vessel has a flat ba

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful blackware whistle vessel in the form of 2 barrel-shaped chambers topped by a monkey on one side and a spout on the other. Cr

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A charming blackware stirrup vessel in the form of a seated Chimu lord holding a petite feline, likely a jaguar. The figure gazes forward

Originally offered at $900... Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine display of a traditional backstrap loom with a partially finished textile and wooden frame. The tex

**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