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THBInca Textile and Wood Helmet / Hat w/ Figure
Lot 31a
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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
Jul 25, 2019
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2019-07-25 10:00:00
2019-07-25 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Many Oceanic pieces from an important Tucson, Arizona collection, first time at auction!! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Many Oceanic pieces from an important Tucson, Arizona collection, first time at auction!! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Chile, Inca, ca. 1470 to 1530 CE. An impressive and very rare helmet, skillfully made from wound camelid (llama or alpaca) threads sewn to a frame made from strips of skillfully bent/curved wood. The front face of the helmet features an abstract anthropomorphic standing figure in cream, black, golden sienna, and red against a red ground. Each side features a cross in golden sienna with a red center and black borders. Attached to each side of the figure's face is a tuft of feathers wrapped in red threads. Below the body are four horizontal bands - made from woven raffia and wrapped with colorful threads - with a small opening at the front. Finely woven hats were symbols of importance in Wari and Tiwanaku societies. Worn by elite men, such garments were decorated with geometric designs as well as stylized anthropomorphic figures, animals, and plants central to the Inca. Size: 10.25" L x 10" W x 11.75" H (including feathers) (26 cm x 25.4 cm x 29.8 cm)
Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985
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#147662Missing feathers from left proper ornament. Some losses and loosening to threads around the body of the hat, but most remain. Areas of separation between raffia bands and loss to areas of threads around raffia bands as shown. Some losses and cracks to internal wooden framework as shown. Though there is expected age wear, the overall condition is very good.Condition
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