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THBExceptional Mapuche Stone Axe - Parrot
Lot 90e
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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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2019-04-04 10:00:00
2019-04-04 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, northern Chile, Mapuche people, ca. 1500 CE. An incredible large axe, carved from hard, black basalt and polished to have a smooth surface. The butt of the axe is a stylized parrot head, with short, curved beak and large, curved crest as well as a deeply drilled eye. Between the butt and blade is a shallow groove for hafting. This item was not made for warfare, but instead for ceremonial display, to demonstrate the authority and power of its bearer. This type of item is sometimes called a toki or toqui, and many people have interpreted its form as similar to stone clubs from Polynesia, suggesting a connection across the Pacific. In the past, this was a controversial claim, but research from the 1970s onward has made it seem quite likely that people in coastal Chile had connections with Polynesians, and that the traditionally parrot-shaped stone clubs and axes of the Mapuche are very similar to those made by the Maori. Size: 3.5" W x 14.45" H (8.9 cm x 36.7 cm); 16.2" H (41.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection
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#144785Two small, ancient chips from the back of the parrot's head and one from one side of the beak. Otherwise in great condition with a lightly pitted surface from weathering and a few small scratches and nicks commensurate with age.Condition
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