Very Fine Inca Blackstone Llama Conopa

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, 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

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

An Inca blackstone llama, circa 1470-1532 A. D. The black stone figural container having an uplifted head and rounded eyes. Measures 4" wide, 2-5/8" high, 2" deep. CONDITION: a few losses, repairs and

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

A nice Inca stone llama conopa, c. AD 1300 - 1500, fashioned from serpentine with dark green inclusions. The head is carved with good style and the back with hollowed out container to hold votive offe

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

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,

3 Inca Small Hard Stone Llama Figures. Including a small white conopa (charm with hole at top used to hold beer and lama fat to protect the animals against evil.) Sizes: 1) 1'' x 1'' x .5'' (3 x 3 x 1

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A unique rock crystal figure of a llama with a deep, round cavity on its back and incised detail for the face and mouth. The animal also has dewl

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A small, smooth vessel, hand-carved from a deep black stone, with a hollowed-out interior. These small stone fig

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

Two Inca Stone Llama Conopas, c. 1200 - 1600 CE, Lake Titicaca on the Peruvian and Bolivian border. Tan and black stone. Charms with hole at top used to hold beer and lama fat to protect the animals a

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,

Pre Columbian Peru lot of 2, largest 2 in.

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

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 Inca Llama Head Stirrup Jar, Peru, 1350-1550 CE. Size: 7.25'' x 4'' x 5'' (18 x 10 x 13 cm). Provenance: Arte Textile, San Francisco, CA.

A superb Inca conopa from Peru, ca. 1300 - 1500 AD. This choice example was carved from dark green chrysocolla in the form of a nicely detailed alpaca. The large cavity on its back retains much of the

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