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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian/Shillacoto-Wairajirca culture, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A fine group of 5 miniature votive hand axe heads carved from mottled stone of either forest-green, sage-green, or yellow-green hues. Two of the tools have simple ovoid forms with flat bottoms and rounded tips, one with a thick body and one with a thin body. Another votive has a stocky handle with a pair of projecting points on the body below. The smallest has a narrow handle with a pointed tip and a flared body with a jagged edge. The largest tool has a thick body, a sharpened edge, and a stocky handle with short lateral projections. Size of largest (sharp edge): 1.625" W x 1.375" H (4.1 cm x 3.5 cm).

Exhibited in "Artifacts of Ecuador: Collection of Col. William R. Cameron (Ret.), Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, January 8 to 29, 1977.

Provenance: private California, USA collection, acquired in 2004; ex-private Gill family collection, Pebble Beach, California, USA, acquired in 1980; ex-Colonel William R. Cameron (Ret.) collection, California, USA, acquired in 1965 to 1968; exhibited in "Artifacts of Ecuador: Collection of Col. William R. Cameron (Ret.), Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, January 8 to 29, 1977

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  • Condition: Two votives have small losses to bodies. All items have minor nicks to bodies and handles, with light abrasions, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout.

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