Tlingit Bear charm
Origin : Tlingit – Alaska
Date :19th century
Provenance : Sotheby’s NY, May 21th 2013 lot 1 – NY Charitable trust sale
Height : 11,5 cm
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Veracruz terracotta head
Origin : Veracruz -Totonaque
Date : 550 – 950 AD
Provenance : Guy loudmer Auction, June 29th 1991 – lot N°202
Height : 12,5 cm
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Female pregnant Ivory doll
Origin : Thule
Date : 1400 – 1700 AD
Provenance : Neil Becker, excavated in Port Clarence/Grantley Harbor, Alaska area
Height : 7 cm
Remark : Burnt faces of female dolls are part of the Eskimo mythology relating to witches being cast out of society.
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Lime container (Poporo)
Origin : Inca Empire, Peru
Date : Ca. 1325 – 1550 AD
Provenance : Gallery 1492 , Paris
Height : 5,5 cm
Remark : used to hold lime for mastication of Coca leaf’s depicting a monkey holding a Kero. Détachable head.
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