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THBMississippian Incised Whelk Shell Incised Falcon Mask
Lot 284
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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
May 11, 2023
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2023-05-11 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $1200**
Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A fascinating and large whelk shell used as ceremonial cup with a carved surface featuring an abstract face with pointed "falcon mask" markings under the eyes, a disembodied eye below, a snake, and a spider. Some falcon's bear dark eye markings, a bird that Mississippian tribes venerated - warriors are often depicted with these marks to symbolize the sky and spirt realm. Tribes used welks and conchs as cups to hold a special tea, and these shells were used ritualistically and as markers of status and wealth. Shell spirals follow either a sinistral (clockwise) or a dextral (counterclockwise) orientation, which signified the cosmological progress of birth to death and the reverse path towards life and renewal. Marine shells have been found in burials far inland such as the Spiro Mound site in Oklahoma- those important shells traveled about 1,400 miles (2253 km) from the ocean- indicating their value in Mississippian culture! Size: 7.5" L x 5" W (19 cm x 12.7 cm)
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects can only be shipped within the United States.
Provenance: ex-John Grenawalt collection
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.
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#176334Losses to shell as shown and natural pitting and ossification to surface. Softening to spider and snake etchings. Dark patina throughout.Condition
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