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THBMoche Copper Ceremonial Rattle Tumi
Lot 174
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A fascinating copper tumi featuring a large, egg-shaped rattle with a cylindrical handle that flattens at its base. The rattle itself has a thick, flanged midsection and is pierced 4 times to allow sound to escape. Within the rattle are small objects that create a faint rhythmic percussive sound when shook. A drill hole near the top of the handle would have allowed for the instrument to be suspended. Size: 4.125" in diameter x 12.125" H (10.5 cm x 30.8 cm); 15.75" H (40 cm) on included custom stand.
There were no stringed instruments in South America prior to European contact, but they did have a multitude of wind and percussion instruments. Moche artwork portrays drums, panpipes, flutes, trumpets, and rattles like this one. Most, however, were made from cane, wood, shell, and ceramic - metal instruments were reserved for particularly elite uses. They were played in large ceremonies, perhaps relating to warfare or religious worship.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired from 1950 to 1960s
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#163020Rattle reattached to handle with break line visible. Otherwise, very nice and still functional, with mottled and encrusted turquoise patina.Condition
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