Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca or Huari/Wari, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A stunning headdress pin, formed from 60% gold (equivalent to 14K+ gold), presenting a fan-shaped body decorated with intricate imagery in repousse. The piece presents an expressive visage, perhaps depicting a transitioning shaman, at the lower end possessing almond shaped eyes with beady pupils, a pronounced nose, and a toothy grimace with a 'beaded' headdress framing the face. Above are two trophy heads with pinned mouths, bulging eyes, and arched brows with headdresses comprised of cut plumes with trophy heads at the upper termini. This impressive ornament tops a long slender pin. Mounted against a wooden backing on a museum-quality display stand. Size: 9.375" H (23.8 cm); 10.5" H (26.7 cm) on included custom stand. Gold quality: 60% gold (equivalent to 14K+ gold).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hirsch collection, Germany

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#144580

  • Condition: Minor creases to one of the trophy heads and a few other areas as shown, but overall the imagery is nice and vivid. Minor bending to the gold sheet in areas. Overall a very well preserved piece. Unable to weight, as this piece is attached to stand.

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