Pre-Columbian plumes bound by braided plant fibers,

Pre-Columbian plumes bound by braided plant fibers, probably used as fans, worn as tassels, or placed in a headdress, eight examples displayed in a fitted frame, 20"h x 79"l. Provenance: Property from

Collection of 6 Pre-Columbian Textiles including: plant bast and camelid fiber headband/llautu modeled on the sling format with 8 seabirds, possibly Magnificent Frigate birds, the largest on the Pacif

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A wide textile panel that is hand-woven from tightly braided camelid fiber threads in hues of red, yellow, and blue. Displayed across the panel are se

An Incan braided rope sash belt having intricate woven bindings and two ends with pom-pom ornaments at the end.

Pre Columbian Bound Figure 2 1/4"

DESCRIPTION: Five African carved wood masks: one Baule animal mask depicting a horned beast, two plain figural masks with red accenting, one mask crafted with a braided plant fiber beard, and one anth

Fine African Salampasu Mask, DRC, early 20th c. Braided plant fiber face and hat, with paint decoration; and a long raffia beard. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Ro

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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A stunning Chimu fan made of bright feathers attached to a woven vegetal fiber handle and brown wool cords. The feathers are lengthy wing or ta

2 New Caledonian Kanak War Clubs, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, one with cloth and plant fiber bound handle and chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca

A Tunic (Unku) in Inca Style, Highlands, Peru, Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE Imperial Inca Multicolored camelid fiber in plain weave weft face with interlocked tapestry and eccentric wefts, overcasting s

A Tunic (Unku) Decorated with Tokapu Waistband, Highlands, Peru, Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE Imperial Inca Multicolored camelid fiber in plain weave weft face with interlocked tapestry and eccentric we

A Tunic (Unku) Decorated with a Diamond Waistband, Highlands, Peru, Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE Imperial Inca Multicolored camelid fiber in plain weave weft face with interlocked tapestry and eccentric

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A remarkable ensemble of Mixtec copper bells strung on fiber strands - 20 clusters with about 100 bells in set in a modern box for display. The jang

.925 Sterling Silver Wide Braided Necklace Aztec Design Pin Closure Clasp, Weighs 2.69 oz. Size: 13 1/4 in. x 3/4 in.

A Textile with Decorated Bands, Far South Peru, Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE Inca Period Multicolored camelid fiber in plain weave warp face with discontinuous warps and complementary warp stripes. 188

A Red Tunic (Unku) Embroidered with Geometric Motifs, Far South Highlands or Possibly Northern Chile, Peru, Possibly Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE Inca-Influenced Multicolored camelid fiber in plain weav

A Textile Band with Camelid and Stylized Figures, South Coast, Peru, Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE Local Style, Inca Cotton and camelid fiber plain weave warp face with supplementary wefts (brocade) cros

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1500 CE. A child's tunic, woven in camelid and native cotton fibers by an Inca artisan. The design features vertical stripes in alternating chocolate brown and tawny och

CAITHNESS STUDIO ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, LOT OF TWO, colorless, comprising an Inca Gold and an Ice Bound example, each with two windows; each signed and numbered. Scotland. Late 20th/early 21st centur

A vintage Sterling Silver Mexican sombrero hat miniature. Circa mid 20th Century. The brim of the hat is decorated with a relief pattern in the Aztec manner. There is a braided cord running at the bas

A Big Kipu (Quipu) with Predominance of Subsidiary Clusters, Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE Inca, Inca Imperial Period Multicolored camelid fiber cords.  Kipu is a device for the registry of i

A Kipu (Quipu), Peruvian Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE Inca, Inca Imperial Period Multicolored camelid fiber cords.  Kipu is a device for the registry of information in numerical form. It con

A Kipu (Quipu), Unknown Location, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE Inca, Inca Imperial Period Multicolored camelid fiber cords.  Kipu is a device for the registry of information in numerical form. It c