An exceptional Chancay funerary doll with false head. Finely made and unrivaled in
size. Composed of wrapped reed, sticks and vegetal fibers. Head is a wooden plank
painted red, eyes are diamond shaped in white with a separated attached nose in brown.
Wears a yarn wig woven textile headdress embroidered with spiritual serpents. Gauze
tunic and textile apron garment. Holds a textile bag with both hands, containing
a large string ball. Measures 20"/50.80 cm in length. Extremely Rare. Chancay valley
of central Peru. Ca. 1000 - 1250 A.D.
Lower Central America
and Caribbean
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Superbly crafted Jamacoaque pectoral
mask depicting a shaman in transformation,
possibly into a dragon or other. Nicely
detailed with crisply incised teeth, horns on
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Choice condition.
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hafting base and curved blade. This
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An ultra rare find. Burnished ceramic headrest with incised designs. Calderon, Manabi,
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- single line with three holes on both ends. Faint orange slip still visible with
plenty of dendrites throughout. Lower…
Palmer Notched Incised. Carved stone figurine with face and legs indicated (notched).
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