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THBExquisite Tairona Greenstone Batwing Pectoral
Lot 133
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A fine batwing pectoral, so called because of its resemblance to the flying mammal. Skillfully carved from a beautiful greenstone (likely steatite) of pale seafoam green hues with white and dark green inclusions, this pectoral represents an abstract bat with extremely long wings flanking a central rectangular tab-shaped 'head' which is laterally perforated for suspension. Bat wing pendants made from sacred greenstone like this one served as grave goods and have been found in the regions spanning from southern Mexico to Venezuela as well as on some islands in the Caribbean, often found in caches of other stone artifacts buried under floors of houses and temples. The ancients of the Americas traditionally associated bats that swooped and darted in the night sky with rain and fertility. Bats symbolized the dark thunderclouds of rainstorms and were closely connected with fertility and maize production. Size: 10.125" W x 1.4" H (25.7 cm x 3.6 cm); 4.25" H (10.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Interestingly, the Kogi and Ica people, who are direct descendants of the Tairona, wear similar items as rattles, attached to the elbows of dancers. Perhaps they were used similarly during the pre-Columbian era.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection from 1966
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#159191A couple of surface scratches and minute nicks to peripheries of the wing tips. Very minor surface wear. Scattered deposits.Condition
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