Offered here is a very handsome pre-columbian textile with good color and form. It is from the Chancay culture, Peru, 1000-1300 AD. The textile is framed and measures approximately 19" square.
Offered here is an authentic whale tooth scrimshaw with the figure of a young woman holding a dove. She is in a draped gown with one shoulder bare, shoeless, and she is cradling the dove to her breast. Beneath the ground she is standing on is a wreath with berries. The ground is colored with green, and the wreath is colored in green, the berries in red. The other side of the tooth is not decorated. The tooth has a lovely and rich patina. There are some age cracks and an early chip on the b ...click for details
