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20th C Guatemalan Wood Slingshots - Lion & Skeleton

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20th C Guatemalan Wood Slingshots - Lion & Skeleton

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Help us help those in need this holiday season! Artemis Gallery is donating 100% of the Buyerâ€™s Premium from all lots sold in this auction to COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE. Each $1.00 donated = 3 meals!

Central America, Guatemala, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine pair of hand-carved wooden slingshots (known as ondilla in Spanish). The shorter slingshot depicts a recumbent lion with a slender body, hind legs extended behind its posterior, a leonine face, and forelegs with pierced strap holes. The taller slingshot shows a skeleton standing atop an integral rectangular plinth and holding a lengthy knife in one bent arm. Exposed ribs and clavicle bones denote the figure's lack of flesh, and the rounded skull is topped with a pair of three-pronged strap hooks. Size of largest (skeleton): 1.6" W x 6.3" H (4.1 cm x 16 cm)

Provenance: ex-House of Ancestors collection; ex-private Galisteo, New Mexico, USA collection

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#148936

Condition

Repair to side of head and strap hooks of skeleton, with small chips and resurfacing along break lines; lion is intact and very good. Both items have minor nicks to bodies and heads, with softening to some finer details. Nice patina throughout.

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20th C Guatemalan Wood Slingshots - Lion & Skeleton

Name: 20th C Guatemalan Wood Slingshots - Lion & Skeleton
SKU: 119510949
Price: 100 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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