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Large Pre-Columbian Tumaco Head of a Monkey
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Pre AD 1000 item# 638731
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The Tumaco culture of Colombia developed in conjunction with the neighboring La Tolita culture in Ecuador, and the artifacts of both cultures are oftentimes so similar that distinctions are impossible. Tumaco society revolved around an economy based on fishing, maize growth, and gold, the latter of which was readily found in the rivers in Pre-Columbian times. Much like Moche art, Tumaco artistry focused on representations of people in a realistic fashion, showing them in a wide variety of condit ...click for details
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Small Jamacoaque Figure, Pre-Columbian Ecuador
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Pre AD 1000 item# 588329
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A tiny and choice little effigy figure! The Jamacoaque culture of northern coastal Ecuador is one of many poorly-known cultures that persevered in the northern Andes for centuries. Their wealth seems to have been largely derived from fishing, farming, and trade of coastal commodities, such as shells. Despite the fact that they left little noteworthy architecture, the pottery figures from these related cultures have grown in popularity in recent years, largely due to the vibrant coloration and st ...click for details
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Nice Pre-Columbian Anthropoid Jar, Vicus, Peru
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Pre AD 1000 item# 537744
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Until the 1960's, very little was known about the Vicus culture, which was located in the far north of Peru. Vicus ceramics are stylistically similar to those produced during the earliest phases of Moche development. Like early Moche ceramics, the sculptural forms are both compact and rigid. While the Moche preferred the use of colored slips, the Vicus adopted a method of oxygen reduction or negative resist to apply designs, a technique also used by the highland Narino and Carchi cultures of ...click for details
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