Description:

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu to Inca culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A collection of 6 bone implements from ungulate or camelids (such as alpaca or llama) displayed in a modern case. The 2 widest are a spatulate shaped with flattened and almost perfectly smooth surfaces. The other 4 are slender rods with or without finial heads, perhaps to use as hair pins or tupus. Size (large spatulate): 5" L x 1" W (12.7 cm x 2.5 cm); (case): 8.6" L x 6.6" W (21.8 cm x 16.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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#171805

  • Condition: Natural bone pitting and ossification. Abrasions and losses to tips pin tips and ends of spatula tools. Red pigment on largest spatulate tool. All displayed in modern Riker case.

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