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Place of Origin: South American
Decorative gemstone Laundry Clip - SERPENTINE GREEN
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Green serpentine clip, made in Peru with guaranteed origin. Natural beauty backed by craftsmanship.
D.A.R. Proyectos carves the vibrant green Andean Serpentine stone into our classi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone, Serpentine
Tic Tac Toe Gemstone Puzzle Game
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Rediscover the classic tic-tac-toe with this hand-carved stone game.
The Andean Tic Tac Toe by DAR Proyectos is an elegant twist on the classic game, making for an attractive decor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone
$99 / item
Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD
Located in London, GB
A very cute small grey ware vessel of a bird transforming into a squirrel type creature with hands held in front, highlighting the principle of duality often depicted in the pre Columbian art
Pre-Columbian Chimu vessel...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay
Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Gemstone faceted taper candle candelabra – black onyx
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Create a bold focal point: faceted black onyx candelabra with character.
Our faceted taper candle holder pays homage to the natural rock formation of the remote Andean mountains, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Soapstone
Meditative smile incense holder – black onyx stone
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Create a peaceful corner: soapstone design for your zen moment.
Create a sacred space with this slow rocking of the curved incense holder, handcarved with stone carpentry techniques...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Onyx
1960s Antique Large Penca De Balangandan Afro-American Amulet Tinplate, Brazil
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely unique very large creole 'Penca De Balangandan' from Brazil from around 1960.
Tin base, possibly silver plated.
Traditional slave amule...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Colonial South American Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Brick Puzzle Phone Stand Holder - Serpentine Green
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Organize artfully: this serpentine puzzle stone phone stand is practical, sturdy, and decorative.
We’ve brought a playful classic to the desktop. As we p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone
Vintage Andean Peruvian Fine Large Manta Cloth South American Textiles Decor
Located in London, GB
Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles.
A very fine Vintage Manta cloth from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid fibre (Llama wool )beautiful...
Category
1960s Vintage South American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Brazilian Folk Shrine, Late 19th to Early 20th Century – Ceará Region
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Brazilian Folk Shrine, Late 19th to Early 20th Century – Ceará Region
This extraordinary devotional shrine, measuring 119 cm in height by 86 cm in width, is a rare and evocative exam...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique South American Spanish Colonial Folk Art Santos Figure
Located in London, GB
Antique South American Spanish Colonial Poly chrome Folk Art Santos figure The finely sculptured hard wood figure standing with a cross and bible on a pedestal base, painted in p...
Category
18th Century Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Antique South American Native Hand Woven Geometric Design Sling Bag
Located in New York, NY
South American native geometric design sling bag with shoulder strap.
Finely woven with natural dyed and undyed natural cactus fiber.
It has been stored impeccably over the years an...
Category
20th Century Tribal South American Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero
A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs
Height...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Brazilian Metal Hanging Amulet 'Penca de Balangadas'
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Brazilian Metal Hanging Amulet 'Penca de Balangadas' – Circa 1890
Discover the captivating history behind this early 20th-century metal hanging amulet, known as '...
Category
1890s Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Brass
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy was crafted in 500 A.D. - 1000 A.D. Mesoamerica using the gray clay paste that characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La Tolita-Tumaco civilization is considered one of the most developed of the pre-Columbian period as metalwork and ceramics were the most popular form of cultural expression. The ceramic creations of this culture were often based on the human figure to create portraits of people and realistic daily scenes of life cycles and the human condition.
This figure appears to be wearing a loincloth and is adorned with a beaded necklace and an elaborate coiffure or headdress. There are holes lining each ear indicating the potential use of ear spools...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental 7' x 8' Modern Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas by Simeon Gonzales
By Mario Gonzales
Located in Buffalo, NY
Simeon Gonzales is a contemporary abstract artist born in Cusco, Peru in 1973. His Inka heritage is very present in his works, which are a celebration of bright and strong colors. Go...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern South American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Burr 3D gemstone puzzle Angelite
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Escape generic gifts: this angelite puzzle is unique, durable, and purposeful.
The burr puzzle is of mysterious origin, first seen engraved on the cover of Chambers's Cyclopaedia. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$185 / item
Pre Columbian Large Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Large Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero
A superb Large Inca Kero cup profusely carved in the mosaic style with a image of the Inca or...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian ceramics vessel
Located in Madrid, ES
Pre-Columbian Redware Ceramic Flask Vessel – 15 x 13 x 5 cm
This striking Pre-Columbian redware ceramic vessel showcases the sophisticated artistry and utilitarian craftsmanship of ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Meditative Smile gemstone incense holder - onyx crema
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Harmonize your senses: handcrafted cream onyx incense holder.
Create a sacred space with this slow rocking of the curved incense holder, handcarved with stone carpentry techniques t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Peru Inca 1200 AD Lambayeque Pre-Columbian Blackware Ceramic Vase with Warrior
Located in Miami, FL
An Inca Peru pre-hispanic black ware huaco vessel, from Lambayeque.
Beautiful piece, created under the Inca culture between the 750 / 1375 AD at the Sican...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pre-Columbian Tairona Tumbaga Pendant
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pre-Columbian Tairona Tumbaga Pendant
Rare original Columbian gold copper alloy Tairona Tumbaga effigy. This beautiful piece of jewelry from the 10th to 12th century Tairona culture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Carved Stone Cockatoo Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carved stone cockatoo sculpture caught in the action of landing on an amethyst geode. Featuring a lofty combination of colors and textures with an u...
Category
20th Century Folk Art South American Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Rare Brazilian Colonial 18th Century Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
18th-Century Brazilian Devotional Shrine from Minas Gerais
A rare and historically significant 18th-century Brazilian devotional shrine from Minas Gerais, an exceptional piece of col...
Category
Mid-18th Century Other Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Gemstone sphere incense holder - Rhodonite pink
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Beauty with soul: pink rhodonite incense holder to balance emotions and elevate your space.
Create a sacred space with this pink rhodonite incense holder, hand-carved with stone car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel.
A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
GORGEOUS! Incan Kero Qiru Museum Quality! Finest in world. 15th 16th Century
By Pre-Columbian
Located in Peoria, AZ
Incan Kero
Tumbler-shaped drinking vessel
Period: 15th 16th Century
Region: Peru
Material: Wood
Polychroming
Finest in the world!
Museum quality!
Keros were used in Peru to consum...
Category
16th Century Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Peruvian Folk Art Framed Negreria Dance Cape
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce framed fragment of "Negreria" dance cape, circa 1940s, Huayucachi, Junin, Peru.
Dating to the mid-20th century, the rare large size South ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art South American Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Sequins
Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Chimu grey ware bottle type vessel of a armadillo emerging from a pumpkin or gourd with a small baby armadillo on the upper side under the spout and a plaited stirrup...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Gemstone sphere incense holder - celestina
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Add meaning to your space: celestine, the stone of calm, in a spiritually charged incense holder.
Your favorite incense is grounded within the smooth sphere of Peruvian Angelite sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
A Kayapo Amazon Indigenous feather headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brazil, Pará, circa 1950s-1960s
H. 97 x W. 106 cm
Provenance:
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich
(purchased in the 1980s)
Category
20th Century South American Folk Art
Materials
String, Feathers
An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brazil, Pará or Mato Grosso, circa 1950’s-1960s
H. 55 x W. 38 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance:
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich
(purchased in the 1980s)
Category
20th Century South American Folk Art
Materials
String, Feathers
Antique Mapuche Chief's Poncho, Chile or Argentina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mapuche Poncho
Mapuche People, Chile or Argentina
First half of 20th century
Wool, double-cloth technique, indigo dyed
59 x 63 inches (150 x 160 cm)
With long fringes and of a pl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal South American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Peru Pre-Inca 900 / 1470 AD Chimu Pre Columbian Vessel In Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
A pre-Inca Chimu culture, pre Columbian vase in earth ware.
This beautiful little vessel vase, was created in the northern Peruvian region by the Chimu culture between the 900 / 1...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Pre-Columbian ceramics can– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: ceramics
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 11 x 10 cm diamet...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian ceramics jar– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 20 cm high x 16 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Vintage Tribal Figure, South American Crystal, Totem, Ornament, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage tribal figure. A South American, carved crystal and gilt metal decorative totemic ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Distinctive tribal fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pre-Columbian ceramics jar– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 16 cm high x 14 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
early 20th Century Set of Four Peruvian Carved Gourds
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of four antique carved gourds from Peru, three little ones with silver settings and decorations and a large carved gourd.
A Gourd is a crop plant in...
Category
Early 20th Century South American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Totemic Figure, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Tribal Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage totemic figure. A South American, carved crystal and gilt metal decorative tribal ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Fascinating tribal figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Gemstone sphere incense holder - Onyx Crema
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Warm up your home with this cream onyx incense holder. Soft stone, cozy essence.
Create a sacred space with this creamy onyx incense holder, hand-carved with stone carpentry techniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Rare Silver Balangandãs - 20th Century Brazilian Native Hanging Amulet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Mid 20th century brazilian silver hanging amulet from native culture in Brazil. Known as "Penca de Balangandãs" was used in the ancient times as an amul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other South American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Framed Pre-Colombian Peruvian Textile, 900 to 1470 AD
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Peruvian Pre-Colombian (Chancay) textile panel of camelid wool embroidered on cotton with three birds, each holding a lizard in its beak.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 16 cm high x 14 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Peruvian Retablo from the Evelyn Ackerman Estate
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peruvian retablo purchased from the Evelyn Ackerman estate. This colorful piece features two hinged doors with floral paintings. The interior showcases small ceramic figurines in wha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Gemstone faceted taper candle candelabra – creamy stone
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
A candelabra with character: hand-carved soapstone facets light up your home with style.
Our faceted taper candle holder pays homage to the natural rock formation of the remote Ande...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Soapstone
Pre-Columbian Rare Gold Veraguas/Diquis Supernatural Drummer Pink Tourmaline
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Natural pink tourmaline necklace (167 gms) with rare gold Veraguas/Diquis supernatural drummer. Very fine example of ancient, Precolumbian goldwork form Central America, either Costa Rica or Panama. 111 grams of blush pink gold made with “lost wax” technique. The music he plays is not for entertainment, but rather to create magic, casting a spell or summoning other supernatural beings. Healing was the most important function of shamans, both the mortal and the immortal kind. Such a magical pendant...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Heavy Vintage Deity Head, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Artefact
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy vintage deity head. A South American, carved crystal and gilt metal decorative artefact, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950
Highly distinctive and fascinati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal South American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Moche Copper Bronze Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A large coper mask of a dignitary with almond shaped, inset shell eyes with pupils and a wide brim type crown. Attached at the brow line, a row of danglers is suspended, aligning the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$18,750
Rare 18th Century Painted Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This magnificent 18th-century Brazilian shrine, originating from Minas Gerais, is a stunning example of Colonial baroque religious craftsmanship. Crafted from wood and adorned with h...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Latin American Folk Art Vintage Tea Spoons
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Handmade folk art vintage tea spoons. Featuring beautiful motifs inspired by the indigenous worldview and spirituality, these vintage folk art spoons embody Latin America’s rich cultural heritage.
The engraving details on the tea spoons are superb, showcasing intricate patterns and designs that are characteristic of Bolivian folklore art.
By seamlessly merging beauty, practicality, and history, these engraved...
Category
20th Century Folk Art South American Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Nickel
Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure
Located in London, GB
Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD
A rare standing figure of a deity with triangular tear drop shaped eyes holding a child,
Carved in very dense heavy hard wood
Measures: Height 14 inches, 36 cm weight, 1.5 kg approx
Ex collection of a Oxford Academic, reputed to have came from Pit rivers...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian ceramics vase– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 16 cm high x 14 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Chavín vessel, 900 BC – 300 BC.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pre-Columbian vessel from the Chavín culture in the form of a seated man, probably a hunter, with an animal on his back.
Chavín art is known for its complex iconography and mythical ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club
Southern-Guyana or Northern Brazil, Wapitxana group of the Aruak peoples, 18th century, possibly earlier
Measure: H. 43 cm
The deep patina of the club present, and the residue on the part where it was held, attest to its great age.
This unusually large Macana is decorated with several incised whitened anthropomorphic and human figures, a decoration only found on one other documented club in the British Museum, which is illustrated in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 14 cm high x 14 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Lambayeque Textile Ceremonial Panel
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive pre-columbian Lambayeque textile ceremonial panel. Lambayeque, Peru. Mint condition. Museum piece. Ex. Sotheby’s, New York.
The Lambayeque civilization (aka Sicán) flou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Textile
South American antique earthenware pots/simple vessels/Wabisabi earthenware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is thought to be excavated earthenware from around the 15th to 19th century.
Judging from the soil, texture of the surface, and shape, it seems to have been made in South America....
Category
17th Century Other Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Magnificent Chimu Precolumbian Tapestry with 21 Multicolor Royal Attendants
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete and magnificent Chimu Pre-Columbian Tapestry with 21 multicolor Royal attendants and fringe. No restoration, professionally cleaned. Overal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry
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