Lot 229
229
The following lot was formerly in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset
A COLOMBIA SMALL TUMBAGA FIGURE, of flat form, the features and limbs cast in relief, holding two spears in his right hand, 4.9cm. long; three yellow metal frog pendants, each about 2cm. long; a Chimu small spoon, the handle carved as two addorsed crouching figures, 9cm. long; a Mexican small stone mask, 3cm. high; a Mexican circular pottery stamp with geometric design in relief, 6cm. diam; and three pottery heads, 3.2cm. to 10cm. long (10)

Details
A COLOMBIA SMALL TUMBAGA FIGURE, of flat form, the features and limbs cast in relief, holding two spears in his right hand, 4.9cm. long; three yellow metal frog pendants, each about 2cm. long; a Chimu small spoon, the handle carved as two addorsed crouching figures, 9cm. long; a Mexican small stone mask, 3cm. high; a Mexican circular pottery stamp with geometric design in relief, 6cm. diam; and three pottery heads, 3.2cm. to 10cm. long (10)
Provenance
Lt. Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt Rivers
The pendants acquired from W.T. Ready, 55 Rathbone Place, London; the spoon obtained in Paris, 1892; the stone head acquired W.D. Webster, 1898; the pottery stamp formerly in Greg Collection, acquired Sotheby's, July 1895

Lot Essay

The entry in the catalogue of the Pitt Rivers Museum (vol.3, p.989) which refers to the frog pendants is dated November 25, 1893 reads: Five pieces of gold ornaments, four being toad-shaped. All found in a tomb in Colombia, South America.

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