Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023

Lot 1118

A Diquis tumbaga pendant

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £480

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Description

A Diquis tumbaga pendant
Costa Rica, circa 800 - 1500 AD
modelled as a standing male figure, wearing a headdress and holding a staff in each hand, the back with the remains of a suspension loop,
5.2cm high.

Provenance
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 28 June 1988, lot 17.
Romy Rey Collection, London.