Pre-Columbian Sihuas Wood Poporo, ex-Butterfields

**Originally Listed At $750** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Sihuas Valley Culture, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A hand-carved wooden poporo in the form of a human with a monkey on his or her back. The figure holds what

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari / Wari, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A striking poporo portrait head finely carved out of wood, its glistening gold sheet (80% gold, equivalent to 18K+) covered face pres

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. Wow! An incredible, well-preserved wood poporo in the form of a seated warrior lord holding a shield in one hand and a club in the ot

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A well-preserved wooden ceremonial lime container known as a poporo, in an anthropomorphic form with a separate stopper featuring a j

Pre-Columbian Wood Staff, Bead and Shell Inlay, Figure is Holding Hands In Front of Its Body, Carved Geometric Shapes on Front of Figure, Ex-Private Palm Beach Collection, Origin: Chancay, Peru, Age:

Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. An elegant, simple hammered silver bowl, its sides possessing a light texture from the hammering process that captures the light in

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. A slender, hand-carved stone pipe intended for shamanic use. It has a rectangular body with a cir

Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. A hand-carved stone finial depicting a grooved staircase design below the head of an abstract anthropomorphic being. The styliz

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A beautiful celt, hand-carved from a mottled greenstone with both light and dark inclusions. The celt has a rounded han

An elaborately decorated Chimu wood carving from Peru, ca. 1100-1450 A.D. Depicting a deity with tears streaming from his eyes. Painted on both sides. Rare find. 3-3/4″ in height. Ex. Arte Xibal

15" Wood Weaving Tool. Inca (1100-1400 AD). Peru. Ex-Jeff Sardofsky, Leroy Irons. Pre-Columbian. Very fine condition with figure on top

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden atl atl (also atlatl, atl-atl) or spear thrower of a rod-shaped form with an ivory finial at one end and a cop

Pre-Columbian Figure, Probably Nazca Culture. Carved wood, pigment and hair. On Stand. Size: 3.5'' x 1.75'' x 2'' (9 x 4 x 5 cm); Height on Stand: 6.5" (17 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection,

A rare votive Mayan slingshot. A carved wood miniature slingshot, finely carved with skeletal arm and hand holding a skull. Display stand included. Dimensions: 6" L; Weight: 6.8 oz. Provenance: Ex. Pr

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, South/Central Coast Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A rare, well-preserved wooden dish in the form of a duck, used in part of the preparation of snuff. The vessel sits on a peti

**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

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1400 to 1532 CE. A lovely drinking cup called a kero (also quero) with an expertly incised register of linear motifs across the exterior surfaces. Rich patina cr

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A rare, well preserved shallow wooden offering bowl, made to be used in ceremonies. Vessels of this style are usually made of black basalt. The b

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A superb wooden rattle with a monkey finial, which may have been part of a ceremonial staff. The wood panel is slit from both sides and

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, six insertion cavities, and an hourglass-shape

**Originally Listed At $850** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, six square inser

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figure of highly stylized form bearing incised details on the hands

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, north central Peru, Inca, ca. 1200 to 1523 CE. A hand-carved wooden ritual vessel known as a canopa in the form of a camelid. The vessel has a slightly rounded