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THBTihuanaco Wood Rapero Snuff Tray w/ Shell Inlays
Lot 24a
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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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Mar 18, 2021
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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, much more. All items have been legally acquired and are legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Chile, San Pedro, Atacama Desert, Tiahuanaco (sometimes Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A hand-carved wooden snuff tray known as a rapero, with a stylized zoomorph perched upon one end. The creature has a stepped profile that creates the stylized body, and the head is rectangular with white shells inlaid in the mouth as bared teeth. This creature may represent a jaguar, an animal with great symbolic importance for many pre-Columbian cultures. The eyes are also inlaid with white shell discs, and four turquoise colored stone discs are inlaid along both sides of the body. The head faces toward a shallow, rectangular depression - the area for preparing hallucinogenic drugs to be used in rituals. The jaguar was the epitome of power and strength; warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. A wonderful example presenting with a rich, dark patina! Size: 8.25" L x 2.375" W (21 cm x 6 cm)
Please note: Lucite stand is not included.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 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.
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#162971Stable pressure hairline cracks. Surface abrasions and light mineral deposits on jaguar. Some nicks and chips to shell and stones. Nice patina to wood!Condition
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