Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art

Peru, Mochica culture, ca. 200 – 600 A.D. Brown-grey terracotta vase representing a head of a man, a coquero. For similar example see: museolarco 4-1/

Costa Rica to Nicaragua - Pacific Slope, Ca 600 to 1000 AD. Brightly painted polychrome pottery bowl depicting an abstract zoomorphic head, red rays r

Panama, Cocle, ca. 600 to 800 AD. Wonderfully decorated large polychrome pottery covered jar in a very abstract human form, with lid acting as head. 9

Panama, Cocle, Ca 600 to 800 AD. Large bulbous polychrome pottery jar in human form with colored bands around base and human head emerging from top se

From Cocle, Panama, Ca 600 to 800 AD. Polychrome pottery vessel; upper plate in six registers of abstract zoomorphs, base painted in two panels separa

Colombia, ca. 800 - 1500 A.D. Lost wax cast gold finial with three birds standing together on a perch, having long, slightly curved beaks and short fa

Peru, ca. 800 AD - 1200 AD. A matched set of three high karat sheet gold crown ornaments of rectangular form, each decorated with a bird standing betw

Panama, ca. 500 to 1000 AD. Orangeware pottery pouring vessel nicely decorated with alternating panels of burnished ribs and applied black and white a

From the Cocle region of Panama, ca. 1200 to 1400 AD. Small pottery vessel with geometric design. 4"H. Provenance: Ex-private Los Angeles, C...

Inca to Early Colonial Period, ca 1550 AD. Blackware pottery jar showing an Inca lord on each side; small strap handle to one side. 5" x 4-1/2&...

Taino, Ca. 1000 - 1500 AD. Standing pottery figure of a shaman in transformation, in crouching position with back exposed. The Taínos were Pr...

Pre-Columbian, Taino, Cuba / Puerto Rico, ca. 1000 AD. A nice grouping of five spheres of varying sizes representing the SUN; used in ceremonial ritua

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. A beautiful example of molded standing with arms out at sides and with traces of blue and white pigment remaining.

Naga Culture, Himalaya Burma Border to India, 19th century. Warrior's helmet with boar tusks, bird bill and animal fur on basketweave. Great pat...

Naga Culture, Himalaya Burma Border to India, 19th century AD. Warrior's helmet, basket weave detailing. The term Naga people (Burmese: Naka,...

Trobriand Islands, beginning of the 20th century. Solid wood back splash from a canoe prow depicting birds of paradise in swirling motion. The Trobria

Angola, 20th century. Hide seat with golden-brown hair, lower struts with carved figural groups, upper struts with frog, turtle, tortoise and fish.

Nigeria, 20th century. Iron rod with crown of birds at the top encircling a larger more stylized bird and spoon-like receptacle at front. These staffs