Variety - Arms, Armour, Pre-Columbian and Asian
By Scollard Auctions
Feb 15, 2024
Brea, California, United States
Variety auction featuring arms and armour, ethnographic antiques including pre-Columbian, Filipino, Native American and African pieces as well as Asian lots, jewelry, minerals and much more.

LOT 93:

Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Figural Whistles Lot

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$ 80
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
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sales tax: 7.75% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Feb 15, 2024 at Scollard Auctions
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Tumaco La Tolita Pottery Figural Whistles Lot
Ecuador circa 300 BC-300 AD buff and grey clay whistles. Hand molded figural whistles, including two zoomorphic creatures in buff clay, and a hunched man in grey with an expressive face. Each wonderfully incised with detail throughout. Size of largest 3" H

For similar examples of this type Pre-Columbian Art of South America by Alan Lapiner and Amerindian Signs, 5000 Years of Pre-Columbian Art in Ecuador by Valdez.

ex-New York, New York collection, ex-Doctors Saul Tuttman and Gregory Siskind lifetime collection, New York, New York, USA
Condition: Well preserved condition throughout with minor losses and wear commensurate with age and use.

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