A Rare Huari/Tiahuanaco Gold Plume...

Description

A Rare Huari/Tiahuanaco Gold Plume
Peru, c. 400 - 700 AD

A finely hammered headress ornament with a long sharply pointed pin for attachment. The expanding plume with a curved row of holes with gold disc dangles each attached by two gold threads. A serrated edge to this lower section, the terminals with downward facing feline heads in profile. Above are three tall plumes each ending in the classic Huari/Tiahuanaco feline head profile each with an oval eye and baring teeth. Another animal head visible facing the opposite direction. In very good condition, minor color variations to the gold surface.

Provenance:
Laurence Claiborne Witten, II, and Cora Williams, Cincinnati, OH
Sotheby's New York, African, Oceanic, and Pre-Columbian Art, May 14, 2004, lot 108
Note: The disc dangles do not appear in the Sotheby's catalog photo, but original Huari gold dangles were later found and reattached.
A European Private Collection, prior to 1980

Height: 8 ¾ inches

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