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THBHuari Copper Tupu w/ Openwork Jaguar Finial
Lot 61
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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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Jul 13, 2021
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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An impressive tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin, cast from 99.5% copper. The fascinating implement presents a slender body that tapers to a tip at one end, while the other is capped with a jaguar-form finial, displaying a square snout, bared teeth, risen eyes, short legs, an openwork body, a ridged back, and a pointed tail. An ovoid perforation pierces through the top of the body of the tupu, allowing it to be pinned to an article of clothing. Size: 1.75" W x 8.5" H (4.4 cm x 21.6 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
The jaguar symbolized power and might throughout the Pre-Columbian world. Warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. I wonder who wore this special jaguar tupu.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950-1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165672Intact and excellent with rich patina.Condition
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