Nazca Wooden Textile Loom Stick w/ Monkey
**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden loom stick with a thick, tapering body, a pointed tip, and a stylized anthropomorphic monkey figure on top. The amusing simian presents crouching atop a small rectangular platform with bent legs, a bulbous body with a curved back, a sinuous tail, and a globular head. Loom sticks aided in evenly spacing and tightening the many thread strands used to make textiles. Size: 2.25" W x 15.7" H (5.7 cm x 39.9 cm); 16.25" H (41.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950-1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#144571
Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to body and monkey, with light softening to some finer facial details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden loom stick with a thick, tapering body, a pointed tip, and a stylized anthropomorphic monkey figure on top. The amusing simian presents crouching atop a small rectangular platform with bent legs, a bulbous body with a curved back, a sinuous tail, and a globular head. Loom sticks aided in evenly spacing and tightening the many thread strands used to make textiles. Size: 2.25" W x 15.7" H (5.7 cm x 39.9 cm); 16.25" H (41.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950-1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#144571
Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to body and monkey, with light softening to some finer facial details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.