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Style: Pre-Columbian
Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare size mid-20th century Turkish Deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design.
Measures: 2'3'' x 15'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Gorilla Face Lion Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a yellow lion featuring abstract elements with a gorilla face sitting on a black ground
Measures: 4'2'' x 6'8''
This w...
Category
Late 20th Century Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Lion Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a lion sitting on a striated black grey field.
Measures: 5'1'' x 6'5''.
This was originally belonging to a private Per...
Category
Late 20th Century Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,750
Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamps, or sellos, such as this one were common during the pre-Columbian period in Mesoamerica and most popular during the Formative Period that spanned the years between 1200-800 B....
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Peru Inca 1200 AD Lambayeque Pre-Columbian Blackware Ceramic Vase with Warrior
Located in Miami, FL
An Inca Peru pre-hispanic black ware huaco vessel, from Lambayeque.
Beautiful piece, created under the Inca culture between the 750 / 1375 AD at the Sican...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. These piece is mounted on a black shadowbox frame.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs.
Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Funerary Gold Mask with Royal Turquoise Beads in its Eyes
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A high karat heavy sheet gold human face mask with large almond-shaped eyes and recessed pierced pupils. Multiple small perforations along the upper and lower edges for attachment. L...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Gold
African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Puerto Rican Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Cast Stone
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs.
Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pre-Columbian Chuquibamba Banner, Peru 1000-1400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Exceptional Banner of Pageantry with Multicolor Tapisserie Squares with 8 Weave Ornaments in Relief. On the inferior part the ornaments float with the wind. (2 are missing) Very good...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pre-Columbian Chancay Painted Textile - Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chancay Painted Textile with Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands. Even though the piece is incomplete, the powerful design resembles an abstract modern painting by Henry Matisse...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pre-columbian folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Pre-Columbian folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Pre-Columbian folk art made in a specific country, there are South America, Peru, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $228 and tops out at $175,000 while the average work can sell for $4,500.
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