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Lot of 5 Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Beads w/ Possums

Item Details

Description

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals!

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A fabulous set of five hand-built terracotta spindle whorls with vertically-perforated suspension holes. The repeating incised theme on each of these miniatures is that of the possum, a deeply-symbolic animal in Pre-Columbian lore. The possum, known for its habit of "playing dead" when predators are near, is emblematic of both life as a gift from the gods as well as man's loss of immortality for taking such a gift for granted. Finely-detailed and intact, these are five excellent spindle whorls! Size of largest (all fairly similar in size): 0.5" W (1.3 cm).

Provenance: ex-Hank Johnson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA; HD-Enterprise, Denver

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Condition

All items have age-commensurate surface wear, light deposits within incised details, otherwise intact and very good.

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