World’ss earliest known pyrography vessel, Nazca Culture , circa 400 AD

This unique work of art is a hand-incised half gourd using an early pyrographic (pyrography) wood burned technique that depicts in a circular band four stylized birds amidst embedded mother of pearl disc shaped inserts.
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Dimensions: 3 inches high and 5.5 inches diameter

Hand carved gourd, hand burned exterior using pyrographic techniques with inlays of mother of pearl discs (note a few discs missing).

Provenance: Auction House Arte Primitivo 2007 (see documents)

History of the Pyrography:
Pyrography is the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. Pyrography was particular popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century. In rare instances, the pyrography decorative technique was combined with hand painting using stains and oils and producing largely unique works of art like this bench.

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