Moche Wood, Shell, & Nacre Ear Spool w/ Birds

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. An amazing and incredibly large pair of matching shell and wood earspools rich with symbolic avian iconography. Each one is comprised of a di

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A lovely and large shell, turquoise, and wood earspool intended for an elite member of Moche society. The spool is comprised of a thick woode

Pre Columbian Moche Wood Ears Ornaments 43 mm x 40 and 41 x 38 mm Pre-Columbian Wood and Shell Ear Ornaments, Moche, Peru, c. 250-350 A.D., the wood spools with stones and metal incrustations. Face de

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A large round wooden ear spool inlaid with an intricate shell mosaic depicting a warrior figure in motion. The shell boasts hues of shimmery cream

North America, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. 20th century CE. A splendid wooden headdress in the form of a salmon adorned with mother of pearl inlay and painted brilliant hu

Pre-Columbian Mayan Shell Ear Spools, Pair., Measurements: 7/8" L x 3/4" W Each

Chinese Qing Dynasty Zitan Wood Inlay Shell & Gem Flower & Bird Brush Pot w Qianlong Mark Dimension: 160 x 150 x 150(mm) 6.30 x 5.91 x 5.91(inches) Weight: 2.60 lbs/1179 g

**Originally Listed At $400** Mel Good Jr. (Salish, b. 20th century). "Turtle" wood and abalone shell, n.d. Signed with title on verso. A graceful wooden plaque of a turtle, hand-carved by Mel Good Jr

Oceanic Idol of Carved Wood w/ Cowrie Shell Eyes. Depicts a man with a bird on his back. Measures 21.5 "h x 5" diameter. Originally sold as part of the Estate of Mary Rockefeller.

Chinese table screen with tortoise shell insert with pierced bird design, the wood carved with scrolled motif. 13" x 14 1/2" x 5"

Oceanic Canoe Prow "Toto Isu," Ornament, Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. Classic carved wood ornament of man holding a frigate bird, accented with abalone shell eyes, ear plugs, a

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau in the shape of a canoe paddle inlaid with nacre shell and

Originally offered at $500... Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An expertly carved wooden abstract anthropomorphic wheku face with nacre shell disc eyes. The abstract vis

Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay of nacre shells in the finial and just abo

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 1000 CE. A magnificent wood carving of a male prisoner with inlays of nacre shells (mother of pearl). The m

Dimensions: H 40" x W 6" x D 15" Condition: Wood with several stress cracks and splits; possible repaired break to base of one ear. Missing a couple cowry shells, distressed paint; patina consistent w

(lot of 7) Native American cosmetic accessories, including: (2) carved wood hair pins, one with carved motif at top, approx 8.75"h, .5"w, (2) carved shell hair pins, both with circular tops, approx 5.

George III style gilt wood mirror surmounted by a large Ho-Ho bird. [50 x 23 inches]. A few cracks; in good condition overall.

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Proto-Maya to Maya culture, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare and endearing bird pendant or pectoral carved from thick slab of giant clam shell ad

Inuit Collection of three carvings soapstone, hide, wood, shell tallest: 31.5 h × 12 w × 16 d in (80 × 30 × 41 cm) smallest: 19.5 h × 11 w × 15 d in (50 × 28

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A sarcophagus mask carved from cedar (or possibly sycamore) wood presenting a mesmerizing visage comprised of haunting bronze eye

Chinese Cloisonné Plaque, enameled scene w/birds on flowering prunus set on a wood stand, Exc cond, 15"Dia.

Taino. Large head with bird on forehead whose long beak is incorporated into the nose of the primary head. Arms extend from eyes to rest as hands under subjects chin. Large pierced ear spools symboliz

Kwakwaka'wakw wood carved mask, ex-Roy G. Cole, likely 19th/20th c., Northwest Coast, polychrome painted carved wood, shell and fur, abalone eyes and cheek pieces and fur, 9.75"h x 8.75"w x 4.5"d Prov