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THBChimu Wood Royal Litter Post - Jaguar Finial
Lot 83
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fine hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body boasts seven square insertion cavities, a lightly-pointed tip on the bottom, and an hourglass-shaped platform on the top which is surmounted by a highly-stylized jaguar finial. The feline figure is shown laying with four powerful legs tucked beneath its stocky body, a thick tail curled atop the posterior, and a rectangular head boasting bulging eyes and gnashing teeth. Lovely brown patina covers this fine example from ancient Peru. Size: 1.375" W x 29.6" H (3.5 cm x 75.2 cm); 34.4" H (87.4 cm) on included custom stand.
In the Chimu and earlier Chancay cultures, important personages were carried on litters when they were both alive and dead - mummies were often brought out on litters for important rituals or ceremonies. Some funerary pottery shows important personages on litters, being carried by four pallbearers.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950s to 1960s
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#146463Minor abrasions and nicks to body and finial, with a few stable hairline fissures, and light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits as well as fine brown patina throughout.Condition
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