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Manteņo / Huancavilca Hoe Money, Pre-Columbian Ecuador browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives:Regional Art:Americas:South American: Pre 1492: Item # 563736
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This fine set of three pieces of hoe money (so-called because of their shape) was produced by the Manteņo-Huancavilca culture of coastal Ecuador. Their people were experienced seamen who navigated to Central America and Peru. Their export staples were spondylus shells, cotton weavings, objects of golden, silver and copper, and obsidian mirrors.
Ecuadorian hoe money is thought to have been the inspiration for later types of hoe money employed in Mexico. This type of currency is well represented in the literature, especially in "Axe-Monies and Their Relatives" by Hosler, Lechtman & Holm. AGE: 500 AD - 1450 AD CONDITION: Intact and in good shape. All pieces feature the usual striations along the length of the body and across the length of the blade. DIMENSIONS: Each piece is between 2.75" and 3.25" in length (7 cm - 8.3 cm) |
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