6 Tairona Pre - Columbian Earrings Nose Rings Gold Stone Copper Pendants Pectorals
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WE CAN COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS IF THEY CLOSE WITHIN TWO DAYSOF EACH OTHER, AND CAN BE SENT IN ONE BOX.FABULOUS COLLECTION OF SIX TAIRONA ARTIFACTS CA. 0 BC - 1500 ADDIMENSIONSVarious dimensions. See images for sizes.DESCRIPTIONThree nose rings or earrings, copper and / or gold plated. Two stone pectorals. One elongated bar pendant in copper or gold finish. Housed in a velvet lined oaken case with a glass lid. The Tairona were a group of... chiefdoms in the region of Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria in present-day Cesar, Magdalena and La Guajira Departments of Columbia, South America, which goes back at least to the 1st century CE and had significant demographic growth around the 11th century.Stone objects of this general shape are known to have come from an area stretching from southern Mexico to Venezuela and the Antilles in South America and the Caribbean. Their greatest concentration, however, is in the Tairona region of northwestern Colombia. Usually found in caches buried in vessels under house floors or those of ceremonial structures, they are often carved of attractive pieces of stone. The stone objects include beads; axes in hafted shape carved from a single piece of stone; scepters or staffs; and thin, bar-shaped pendants, which seem to be sets of ritual artifacts. The lateral extensions of these objects may represent stylized spread wings of bats. Among the present-day Kogi and Ika, direct descendants of the Tairona, similar objects are used by religious specialists and men of high status. The Kogi call the objects máxaldaand use them as rattles or tinklers. Suspended in pairs from the elbows of dancers, the plaques produce sounds when striking each other. Whether the Tairona used the winged stone pendants in the same fashion is not known.
CONDITIONOverall excellent. 20%-80% gilding remaining on the metal objects. One old repaired break on one stone pectoral. The arm of one nose ring or earring is broken (all visible in the images.) A RARE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT PRE-COMUMBIAN ARTIFACTS.All items shipped USPS priority mail. For payment, we accept PayPal, orVisa and MC (through PayPal). We willship within two business day following receipt of the funds. INTERNATIONALBUYERS PLEASE NOTE: We will ship internationally via US priority mail and internettracking. All items will be INSURED ANDDECLARED AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE. Please do not ask us to insure or declare forless than the purchase price. And pleasedo NOT ask us to alter the age or description of any item for the purpose ofavoiding customs and importation fees. WE WILL NOT FALSIFY ANY DESCRIPTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING IMPORTFEES. If your country charges a VAT orother form of taxation, you are obligated to pay the fees to receive the item.
CONDITIONOverall excellent. 20%-80% gilding remaining on the metal objects. One old repaired break on one stone pectoral. The arm of one nose ring or earring is broken (all visible in the images.) A RARE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT PRE-COMUMBIAN ARTIFACTS.All items shipped USPS priority mail. For payment, we accept PayPal, orVisa and MC (through PayPal). We willship within two business day following receipt of the funds. INTERNATIONALBUYERS PLEASE NOTE: We will ship internationally via US priority mail and internettracking. All items will be INSURED ANDDECLARED AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE. Please do not ask us to insure or declare forless than the purchase price. And pleasedo NOT ask us to alter the age or description of any item for the purpose ofavoiding customs and importation fees. WE WILL NOT FALSIFY ANY DESCRIPTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING IMPORTFEES. If your country charges a VAT orother form of taxation, you are obligated to pay the fees to receive the item.
