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Fine Huari Bone Figure Wearing Zoomorphic Headdress
Fine Huari Bone Figure Wearing Zoomorphic Headdress
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) / Chimu culture, ca. 700 to 1500 CE. A standing bone figure carved from an ungulate / camelid bone wearing a zoomorphic headdress, both faces are inlayed with shimmering nacre shell eyes. The bone is hollowed out creating a pronounced groove, perhaps to serve as a spatulate implement. Size: 0.75" W x 4" H (1.9 cm x 10.2 cm); 4.25" H (10.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection

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#179998
Condition
Old loss to headdress tip, area is smooth from age, otherwise intact and excellent. Dark patina to bone and natural pitting.
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Fine Huari Bone Figure Wearing Zoomorphic Headdress

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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