Fine Inca Canopa

Peru, ca. early 2nd millennium AD. A lovely small stone Canopa (grease jar) with distinctive striations, along with a bronze Tumi applicator amulet incised with spiral and feather designs. MEASUREMENT

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A small, smooth vessel, hand-carved from a deep black stone, with a hollowed-out interior. These small stone figures, called "cano

Fine Inca Alabaster Bleating Llama Canopa. Cavity in the back for blessing ingredients such as llama tallow. Size: 3.5'' x 5.5'' x 2.75'' (9 x 14 x 7 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma

A lovely Inca conopa from Peru, ca. 1300 – 1500 AD. It is 3-1/2” high and is carved from a fine-grained gray stone in the form of a llama. Nicely detailed, well-polished, with good mineral deposit

Rare and Fine Inca Period Quipu Recording Tool. A quipu consisted of a series of cotton or camelid fiber strings used to store numeric and other data encoded in knots. The Inca people used them for co

Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 1400 to 1500 CE. Wonderfully painted wooden chicha cup decorated in vibrant shades of red, yellow, green and tan. Showing a continuous narrative scene of everyday life includi

Pre-Columbian, northern to central Peru, Inca, but possibly made by a Chimu artisan, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A handsome burnished blackware stirrup vessel depicting the head of an elite lord or warrior,

A choice Inca canopa, ca. 1300 - 1500 AD. This beautiful example is 2-7/8 in long, is carved from a nicely polished tan hardstone and depicts a llama. The head is beautifully detailed and the cavity s

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A small, smooth, heavy blackstone figure of a llama with incised detail for the face, mouth, and dewlaps. These small stone figures, called conop

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A beautiful utilitarian axe head, hand-carved from a single piece of mottled green stone with beige and black inclusions, all hand-polishe

**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

An excellent Inca canopa, ca. 1300 - 1500 AD. This beautifully detailed example is 2-1/4" long and depicts an alpaca with a nicely detailed face It is carved from a cream colored stone that has blood

A fine Inca stone conopa, c. AD 1300 - 1500, carved from a fine-grained cream-colored stone that is laced with dark striations. It is nicely detailed and has a large offering cavity and strong mineral

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A lovely textile coca bag comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of crimson, olive green, wheat,

A fine Inca copper tumi from Ecuador, c. 1400 - 1500 AD. This ritual cutting blade has as a decorative handle twisted into a loop for suspension, W: 4 1/2 in. Good mineral deposits. Ex New World Artif

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A wonderful textile sling (known as a honda) comprised of tightly woven natural fibers with lengthy lateral

A fine Inca textile from Peru, ca. 1300 Ð 1500 AD. The intricately woven geometric design is executed in several colors and the tassels are original to the piece. 12-1/2" wide, with tassels extending

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu or Inca, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. This is an unique and interesting black ware vessel molded in the form of the large reed shaped boat which grows on the North Coast of Peru, su

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A wonderful example of an llama or alpaca effigy and offering vessel known as a canopa, carved from a mottled-black stone that is polished until

Early Antique Inca Wooden Canopa. Measure 3" & 2 1/2". This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amassed his magnificent collection ove

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Incan Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A small, smooth vessel, hand-carved from a mottled brown and cream-colored stone, with a hollowed-out area in the center of the ba

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu / Inca culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A finely-constructed textile sling (known as a "honda") comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca

Early Antique Inca Stone Canopa. Measure 51/4" X 4". This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amassed his magnificent collection over

Early Antique Inca Stone Canopa. Measure 3" X 2 1/2". This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amassed his magnificent collection over