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THBTall Chimu Wooden Royal Litter Post
Lot 89a
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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
Apr 4, 2019
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2019-04-04 10:00:00
2019-04-04 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden post used on a litter. The slender rectangular body has a narrow tip, 6 square insertion cavities, and an hourglass-shaped platform atop which stands a highly-stylized anthropomorphic figure. The figure boasts intricate incised decorations including a segmented necklace, stepped patterns along the obverse and reverse, a "V" on the verso of the lengthy tunic, as well as concentric triangles and zigzagging motifs along the square headdress. Traces of powdery red cinnabar are visible along the front and back of the figural finial which imbue it with a colorful presentation along with the lustrous brown patina. Size: 1.5" W x 30.1" H (3.8 cm x 76.5 cm); 31.25" H (79.4 cm) on included custom stand.
In the Chimu and earlier Chancay cultures, important personages were carried on litters when they were both alive and dead - mummies were often brought out on litters for important rituals or ceremonies. Some funerary pottery shows important personages on litters, being carried by four pallbearers.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany
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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#144575Minor abrasions to lower tip, body, and figural finial, a few stable hairline fissures, with fading to cinnabar pigmentation, and light softening to some incised details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and fine brown patina throughout. Nice traces of original cinnabar pigmentation on figure. Old inventory label on bottom of verso.Condition
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