Lot 0053A

Moche / Chimu Copper Tweezers, Rattle & Pendant, 5 pcs

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Moche / Chimu Copper Tweezers, Rattle & Pendant, 5 pcs

Item Details

Description

**Originally Listed At $400**

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A collection of 2 copper and silver-copper alloy pincers, a copper rattle bell implement, a copper hemispherical ornament, and a bird pendant. Tweezers were used by both men and women as depilatory tools to pull hairs off the face and other regions of the body. The repousse face rattle is made from 2 hemispherical pieces folded together and a pellet bead inside. Birds, especially hummingbirds were a favorite motif in jewelry - it's possible this is a sicklebill - an Andean / Amazonian species of hummingbird with a downturned beak. Size of largest hemisphere: 1.25" Diameter (3.2 cm)

Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966

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