Part of a collection of chert and obsidian stone blade and projectile points, used as ritualistic or prestige burial items, and possibly as tools or weapons. The arrow shaped blade is made from a lustrous obsidian, the notched shoulders enabling this blade to be easily hafted to a shaft as a spear or projectile. Obsidian was revered for its naturally glassy surface that fractured into razor sharp edges.
Pre-Columbian, northern Chile or Argentina, Mapuche people, ca. 1500 CE.
Inuit Carving “Dancing Bear”
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chaviv, ca. 900 to 500 BCE.
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533CE.
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 yo 1000 CE.
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE.
