Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A lovely and lengthy tray that is perhaps carved from camelid bone for use in preparing hallucinogenic drugs. The slender body of the implement features a semicircular profile with a gently flared exterior lip as well as a hand-carved avian creature projecting from atop the uppermost section. Additional avian decorations are incised on the body beneath the bird finial. Size: 12.52" L x 1.625" W (31.8 cm x 4.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, Auction 104, December 13, 2021, part of lot 192; ex-Arte Textile, San Francisco, California, USA, in the 1980s

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#169928

  • Condition: Chip to slender end and bird head, with softening to some finer details, and ossification as expected, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to overall form. Previous inventory label beneath base.

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