Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An impressive lime dipper, or tupu, an ancient Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin, made from human bone. The slender rod has a blunt but slightly pointed tip, and the upper section is incised with a curvilinear motif just below the bird shaped finial. The bird is wonderfully carved and etched then painted with black pigments to highlight the feathers of the bird. A piercing through the beak may have acted as a suspension loop or additional ornamentation. Size: 10.25" L x 1.75" W (26 cm x 4.4 cm); 10.5" H (26.7 cm) on included custom stand.

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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  • Condition: Losses to pigment infill and minor chips / nicks to high pointed areas, otherwise intact and very good.

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