:: All prices listed are wholesale to shops :: Retail prices to individuals are twice those listed ::
Jewelry from North, Central, and South America
Three Alaskan Inuit fossil walrus ivory earrings.
Front and side views shown. VERY RARE!!! $100/each.
The first, longest piece, has SOLD.
Five tutuq (aka tootuk) Alaskan walrus ivory ancient labrets.
Each is unique, and I hand-chose them for specific reasons:
The first two are small and intact, with good patinas, and are still very wearable. $125/each.
The middle one is the same, but made out of a walrus tooth instead of a tusk! $200.
The fourth one is very dark as it is quite old and has been buried the longest. $200.
The last one is my favorite as it has a fantastic shape, great flares, and has a very smooth polished front, which is rare. I've decided to keep this one for now.
Front, side, and back views shown.
Fossilized walrus ivory Inuit labrets!
Old Alaskan labrets are shown for $125 or $90/each.
Pre-Columbian gold septum pieces.
Please inquire if interested, and yes, they are expensive.
These come mounted in a Riker mount display box with a museum-style descriptive card.
Both of these are amazing collector's pieces,
and are some of the most gorgeous pieces to pass through my acquisitions!
This septum piece is from Peru (Salinar, circa 400-200 BCE).
It is made from a thick flat hammered sheet of gold, is flat in cross-section and oval shaped overall, with a gap at the top; the metal is flexible to allow for insertion. It is rather sturdy, and is not as thin as foil:
the thickness measures approximately 26ga at it's thinnest points along the edges of the piece.
Overall, it measures 1-1/2" from left to right and 1-5/16" from top to bottom.
It weighs 6.3 grams, or 0.22 oz.
Three very different Colombia (circa 800-1000 CE Uraba) pre-Columbian gold septum pieces.
Both the front and back views are shown. Please call for pricing.
The top one is 3-3/4" long and has some good weight to it; like sheet metal rather than foil,
the middle cutie has thin wings projecting from each side,
and the bottom one is the most compact; probably 4ga minimum to insert.
The front and back views are shown for this septum piece, which harkens from Panama (Veraguas, circa 500-1100 CE). It is a heavy high karat gold foil over a (probably) copper core.
It is round in cross-section and c-shaped overall, with a small gap at the bottom to allow for insertion.
Tiny gaps or pits in the outer foil near the bottom opening are windows into the inner part of the piece which exhibits a green patina. It is otherwise in very good condition.
This is a very large and heavy gorgeous example of this type of septum ring.
It weighs 31.2 grams, or 1.1 oz (much of which is the weight of the core, rather than the gold itself).
Overall, it measures between 1-3/16" and 1-1/4" from left to right and between 1" and 1-1/16" from top to bottom. It is approximately 3/8" thick at the top and just over 3/8" near the gap.
A series of small clay Aztec plugs with nice decorations from an old anthropologist's collection.
Prices vary as shown. The first piece has SOLD.
Two more excavated Aztec plugs. The first has a concave portion and is $75.
The last piece is made out of white shell and is flared and hollow. $60.
Pre-Hispanic stone labret from Mexico. $150. Front, side, and back views shown.
It is dark grey (probably basalt) with a rather porous texture. Around 11/16".
Three views shown of this Guerrero, Mexico, pre-Hispanic obsidian labret.
It has a tiny chip out of one side as shown. The wearing surface averages 9/16".
We often have other items from Mexico such as:
::Clay, shell, obsidian, jade or other stone earplugs::
::Obsidian, quartz crystal, or other stone labrets::
Occasionally we'll have some:
::Central and South American gold or tumbaga septum pieces::
::Alaskan high quality labrets or single earrings, in fossilized walrus ivory::
::South American Indian colorful earrings or nose jewelry::
On extremely rare occasions we might have:
::Alaskan stone labrets::
Please check back, or let us know if you are looking for something in particular!
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to view our selection of ethnic jewelry from various parts of the world.
