Online catalogue for the 63rd tribal art auction with special part 'wunderkammer'

231 dropped

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232 Group of spindle whorls

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Colombia

4 pieces, terracotta, various in form and size, incised geometrical design

D: 4 cm - 5 cm, coll. in situ
D: 1.6 inch - 2 inch, coll. in situ

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233 Three spindle whorls and one roller stamp

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Colombia

terracotta, roller stamp with notched geometrical design, was covered with pigment and then used to roll the designs on the respective ground, l: 7,5 cm; three spindle whorls of different form, d: 4 cm - 4,5 cm; a spindle is a wooden spike used for spinning wool, flax, hemp, cotton, and other fibres into thread. It is commonly weighted at either the bottom middle or top, most commonly by a circular or spherical object called a whorl. Spindle whorls have been found in archaeological digs around the world.

, coll. in situ
, coll. in situ

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234 Sitting female figure

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Colombia, Quimbaya

light beige fired clay, a broad body, crowned by a flat and extremely broad head, eyes and mouth marked with incised lines, the nose prominent modelled, short stump arms, drilled holes, slightly dam., crack (lower part of the body), rest., spotty

H: 12 cm, coll. in situ
H: 4.7 inch, coll. in situ

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235 Mother and child figure

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Colombia, Quimbaya

fired red clay, remains of black paint, flat rectangular corpus with free modelled limbs, simplified facial features marked by a prominent nose with an ancient gold nose ring attached, drilled holes, dam., missing parts (above all at the head of the smaller figure); the Quimbaya people reached their apogee during the 4th to 7th century A.D. a period known as "The Quimbaya Classic". Around the 10th century A.D. the Quimbaya culture disappeared entirely due to unknown circumstances. Most of the retrieved items are part of funeral offerings, found inside of sarcophagi made of hollow trunks. Most of them are made of gold, which represented a sacred metal and the passport for the afterlife.

H: 17,5 cm, coll. in situ
H: 6.9 inch, coll. in situ

Literature
Luis Raúl R. Lamus, Vidal Antonio Rozo, Museo arqueológico casa del marqués de san jorge, Bogotá, Colombia 1974, ill. 71
Anton, Ferdinand, Alt-Amerika und seine Kunst, Leipzig 1977, ill. 158

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236 Standing figure

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Colombia, Quimbaya

fired red clay, hollow figure with a broad head, flattened on top, eyes and mouth indicated by incised lines, while the nose is prominent modelled, drilled holes, slightly dam., cracks (face, breast), minor missing parts, spots

H: 18 cm, coll. in situ
H: 7.1 inch, coll. in situ

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237 Seated male figure

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Colombia, Quimbaya

fired red clay, blackish staining in some areas, massive hollow body with tube-like limbs, the extremely broad head flattened and provided with a prominent nose, eyes and mouth marked by incised lines, places of repair (limbs)

H: 20 cm, coll. in situ
H: 7.9 inch, coll. in situ

Price: 900 - 1800 €

238 Pottery objects

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Ecuador

5 pieces, spindle whorl, h: 4 cm); small mask, h: 5 cm; three miniature figures, h: 4 cm - 5,5 cm, one of them with elaborate necklace and ear spools from Mexico

Provenance
Coll. Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Price: 600 - 1200 €

239 Stylized figure

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Ecuador, Valdivia

limestone, of flat rectangular form, the stylized body formed by linear grooves, mineral deposits on the surface, on metal base

H: 16 cm, ~ 2300 - 2000 BC
H: 6.3 inch, ~ 2300 - 2000 BC

Provenance
Private Collection, New York, USA

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240 dropped

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