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Chincha "Paddles"
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Six three-dimensional figures holding beakers and wearing crescent headdresses surmount the top of the board,
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313222
http://southamericancultures.blogspot.com/2015/07/chincha-culture.html
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/722194490243747757/
An exceedingly rare wooden house post dating to the early Proto-Nazca Period of ancient Peru. A seldom seen example of carved wood from this period. Although uncommon, some large wooden examples of this type have survived due to the very dry climate of the region. This architectural support post is carved from a single piece of very dense and heavy hardwood. The bottom of the post would have been buried in the ground. The top utilizes a natural fork in the tree to form the V-shape used to support the roof of the structure. The lower section had stepped notches. The mid-section shows a serpent (snake) carved in high relief. In good condition for an artifact of this type. The head of the snake is partially missing along with other minor losses, scrapes and dings. Moderate insect damage; small bore holes are present over most of the outer surface. Overall it is solid, stable and intact. Displays dramatically on a custom metal base that is included. An impressive piece!
Ex. Jerry Bock collection of Hawaii. Ex. C. Diaz collection of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Just under 60" (5 feet) tall.
$2500
https://www.handicraftperuvian.com/product/cuchimilcos/
https://www.mushroomstone.com/
Notes: welp, I better ship my paddle, or go on and on all night!...started browsing google ancient motif images while listening to the 1pm game, Astros at Angels...Angels won!...Angels 3-1...a total team effort..."one of their best games"-Roger Lodge...put a halo over this one...thought to look for the Chincha, that Andean seafaring bunch who used money...much to tell...the second oar, top-I've seen that third motif down...and noted it in the blog...one of the Moche/Chimu/ChanChan adobe friezes...I went nuts over it because it was a stepped triangle with a little triangle inside...that brought my attention to the triangle of step fret triangle!...I cant recall if that adobe motif had the little curly antennae, like on the oar, like on rooftop of the bottom pic!...see very top left corner bottom pic...the pic just above, the two figurines, happened on during the search...it's a modern replica...looked and looked for the originals...if the quarter step is a stylized wing...back to back two wings...the bats...I dunno...quarter steps, half steps, are all over the places...in fact, there in the bottom pic, with the little something/triangle in the middle...those two figures are way to kind looking having been modernized...the mushroom site notes figures are often seen growling, mouth open showing teeth, the Olmec growl, indicating the Jaguar/hallucinating state...I'd add figures with wide wide eyes, the pupils surrounded by whites, do too...and that expression common in old figures world wide...the mushroom site does with mushrooms, and fleur de les, what I've done with the step fret triangle...sorta...author hasn't arrived at "peltas", yet...oh, the house post!...found that days back, but lost, now found...that, that's the canopy support on the Narmer Pallet, and the Moche Ritual Offering Scene...it's said Romulus and Remus lived under such a simple canopy...Mohammad made it a central feature of temple courtyards...under such he had gathered with his first followers...back away, posts about this, the Egyptian Naos...the canopy on the reed boat vignettes...the first pic site casts doubt on the paddle being a paddle...but there are Moche pics of fishermen with such in their hands...that pic I found, fellow paddling, may not be pre Columbian...looks like a scrimshaw a whaler would make...I dunno...Angels in NY tomorrow for one make up game...I'd put Ohtani on the mound...just for fun...but he hasn't had enough days off from pitching...
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DavidDavid
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