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THBParacas Incised Bone Drug Spatula - Sea Bird
Lot 81
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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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2019-08-22 10:00:00
2019-08-22 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A gorgeous, delicately-carved bone spatula, long and curved, ending in an elongated bird head. Grey shell discs form eye inlays on the bird's head. Deeply incised lines give texture to the bird's body, with crosshatches, lines, and circles all presenting an appearance of feathers. This spatula was used for extracting lime from a container as part of the elaborate shamanic ritual of ingesting hallucinogenic drugs. Size: 1" W x 8" H (2.5 cm x 20.3 cm); 6.1" H (15.5 cm) on included custom stand.
On pottery, textiles, and in other representations, the Paracas people depicted three types of animals over and over again: felines, serpents, and birds. Their bird depictions are varied and rich, probably reflecting the many birds native to their homeland on the southern coast of Peru. Paracas artists emphasized the more fearsome aspects of all the animals they depicted, as here the long, sharp beak takes precedence. Birds often accompany trophy head art, and there are "bird impersonators", human figures with bird aspects, who commonly appear on Paracas textiles, suggesting a tradition of performance where humans dressed as birds. Hallucinogenic drugs were often used by shamans to enter a spiritual state where they could become one with animal life, like birds.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Westermann collection, Germany
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#123906Beautiful rich patina from age and handling. Light wear on surface commensurate with age.Condition
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