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THBCosta Rican Stone Trophy Head w/ Spiked Coiffure
Lot 138
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Jun 1, 2023
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A massive and meticulously carved trophy head from a dense volcanic rock, depicted as a male visage with a spiked coiffure. This is a complete piece and not broken from a larger statue, but rather carved as a head and neck in and of itself to represent a disembodied trophy head! The practice of taking human heads as warfare trophies or during ritualistic sacrifice to bring about agricultural prosperity was ubiquitous throughout Pre-Columbian cultures and this piece exemplifies the practice of headhunting in a less gruesome and highly artistic manner! Size: 8.1" W x 8.6" H (20.6 cm x 21.8 cm)
Artists in ancient Costa Rica and nearby Panama sculpted and painted disembodied human trophy heads. Ethnographic accounts from the region describe a practice of taking trophy heads during warfare. Although the ancients' use of war as a tool for acquiring resources and consolidating control under specific leaders is similar to ours today, pre-Columbian warfare also had a supernatural element to it. The taking of the head was related to shamanism, and the purpose was to protect the community from any evil, including disease and sorcery. If a shaman's head was taken, then due to the shaman's supernatural skills, his head was still believed to possess power, even when separated from the rest of the body.
Provenance: private Lexington, Kentucky, USA collection; ex-Andrew Jones Auction; ex-Raymond Enkeboll estate, Los Angeles, California, USA
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#176972Some chips and abrasions to high pointed areas and ears, otherwise intact and excellent. Light mineral deposits on surface.Condition
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