OUR ISLANDS & PEOPLE SEEN WITH CAMERA...(2 VOLS)Our Islands and Their People as Seen with Camera and Pencil (2 vols)de Olivares, Jose; William S. Bryan, editor. Our Islands and Their People as Seen with Camera and...
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A Collection of six Related PolynesianArt and Culture Publications. Richard Moyle. Polynesian Sound-producing Instruments, 1990. By V. Ebin, D.A. Swallow. The Proper Study of Mankind...: Great Anthropological...
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TALL TRIBAL MASK, PROBABLY IBAN DAYAKPEOPLE Tall Tribal Mask, probably Iban Dayak people, western Borneo/Kalimantan Island, Indonesia or Sarawak State, Malaysia, probably first half of 20 century, with almond-shaped...
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MASSIM PEOPLE CARVED SPLASHBOARD (LAGIM)Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands...
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TORAJA PEOPLES WATER BUFFALO SARCOPHAGUS(ERONG), INDON...Toraja Peoples Wooden Water Buffalo Sarcophagus (Erong), Celebes Islands, Indonesia. Carved wood, bone, horn, nails. Provenance: Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago;...
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THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE,NIMS & KNIGHT, ... NIMS & KNIGHT, 12", NEW YORK, USA, CIRCA 1882-1892, composed of twelve engraved and hand-colored gores with two polar calottes, a circular reserve "THE...
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GRP: 14 BOOKS ON AFRICAN & SOUTH ASIANARTGroup of fourteen books on African and South Asian art. Includes the following titles:
Friedrich Hirth, "Das Reich Malabar nach Chao Ju-Kua," Leiden, 1895.
H.C.N. de Lanerolle,...
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CHRIS CALLE (B. 1961) "MICRONESIA"ChrisCalle (American, B. 1961) "Micronesia (Issued by U.S.)" Signed lower right. Mixed Media on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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CHRIS CALLE (B. 1961) "MARSHALL ISLANDS"ChrisCalle (American, B. 1961) "Marshall Islands (Issued by U.S.)" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor/Pencil/Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection...
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LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
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19TH C. TROBRIAND ISLANDS MASSIM WOODFEAST BOWL**Originally Listed At $450**
Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown...
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19TH C. POLYNESIAN SAMOAN FIBER TAPAEVENTAIL**Originally Listed At $7500**
Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkably well-preserved fan, also sometimes known as an eventail, the French word...
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20TH C. YAP CAROLINE ISLANDS WOOD OUTRIGGERCANOE MODEL...**Originally Listed At $750**
Micronesia, Yap, Caroline Islands, ca. mid-20th century CE. Made of highly polished hardwood, and featuring realistic rigging...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN MALAKU ISLANDS ANCESTRALMARKER**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, southeastern Malaku Islands (Moluccas / Spice Islands), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive carved wooden...
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MONUMENTAL MANTENO BLACKWARE SITTINGCACIQUE INCENSARIO...Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. An exemplary and sizeable incensario, skillfully modeled in the form of a male figure - likely a...
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MAYA JAINA POTTERY STANDING DIGNITARYFIGURE W/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous and hand-built pottery...
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EXHIBITED 1962 W. DRAPER PORTRAIT OFSON "WILLY"William Franklin Draper American, 1912-2003), "Willy" oil on canvas, 1962. Signed "Wm. F. Draper '62" on lower left. A large-scale portrait by American award-winning...
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19TH C. CAROLINE ISLANDS YAP LIMESTONERAI CURRENCYOceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive wheel shaped stone disc known as a "rai" (also a raay or dei) with a...
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VESTIE E. DAVIS PAINTING - CONEY ISLAND(1959)Vestie Edward Davis (American, 1903-1978). Oil on canvas, 1959. Signed and dated on the lower right. A mesmerizing painting of Coney Island by self-taught American artist...
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19TH C. SUMATRA BATAK WOOD MEDICINALVESSEL W/ SINGASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang,...
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI MOTIFS,ABSTRACT TIKI...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, likely Te Arawa people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb wooden paddle known...
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19TH C. SOLOMON ISLANDS SHELL KAPKAP(HEAD / PECTORAL)**Originally Listed At $1000**
Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral...
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19TH C. VANCOUVER HAIDA ARGILLITE BOATW/ TOTEM ANIMALS...First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Haida people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and...
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EARLY 20TH C. PANAMANIAN KUNA WOOD FIGURE,NUCHU**Originally Listed At $700**
Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure known as a nuchu (uchu) by the indigenous Kuna...
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HOLY LAND POTTERY OIL LAMP W/ PINCHEDSPOUTAncient Near East, Holy Land / Levant, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1550 to 1200 BCE. An elegant terracotta oil lamp presenting a saucer-shaped body with flared walls that form...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON CHINESE ART: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS ?????????????????????Including but not limited to:Art Chinois: Musée Cernuschi acquisitions...
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EDWARD S. CURTIS, THE NORTH AMERICANINDIAN PORTFOLIO XX, 1930Edward S. Curtis, (1868 - 1952) The North American Indian Portfolio XX, 1930, 35 photogravures on Japanese Gampi tissue with original Van Gelder...
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2 VOL. OUR ISLANDS & THEIR PEOPLE PHOTOGRAPHBOOKS United States,Circa 1899Two volume set including black and white and colored photographs of Hawaii and other Polynesian and Oceanic islands capturing native life....
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(3) DOGON FIGURAL SCYTHES & TROBRIANDISLANDS ADZE(lot of 3) Tribal tools, including: (2) scythes, Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa, with carved figural handles, (one) female figure, (one) figure covering face...
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EASTMAN JOHNSON, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE/ EUROPE (1824-1906), YOUNG DANCER, OIL ON CANVAS, 36"H X 24 1/2"WEastman Johnson, Massachusetts, Maine / Europe, (1824-1906) Young Dancer, oil on canvas Initialed verso,...
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OUR ISLANDS AND THEIR PEOPLE, PUBLISHEDBY N.D. THOMPSON, 1899, TWO VOLUMESOur Islands and Their People, Published by N.D. Thompson, 1899, Two Volumes,...
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George III Era Sterling Silver Armbandsand British Officer's Gilt Copper Gorget, Presented to Ojibwa Chief John Aisance
lot of 3, includes:
William Bateman (London, 1774-1850) Sterling Silver Armbands
each hallmarked...
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1814 George III Silver Peace Medal
Warof 1812 period medal depicting a mantled bust of George III on one side; reverse with Royal Arms; 60.4 mm
PUBLISHED:
Sovereignty Gifts (Hoover and Brasser 2020: pg. 6, 16-17)
Although...
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25 VOLUME SET OF SPARKS AMERICAN BIOGRAPHYBOOKS Massachuetts,1834-1848Books contain biographies of notable people such as Ezra Stiles, founder of Brown University, Sebastian Rale, a missionary and lexicographer that...
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Richard Clague (French/New Orleans 1821-1873)"Louisiana Drilling Rigs" oil on canvas signed lower right 16 1/8 in. x 24 in. in an antique frame. Provenance: Collection of Elise Mason Smith Howard; Succession of...
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(HAWAII. COOK JAMES) A group of sixengraved plates of Hawaiians and Hawaii from Cook's Voyages comprising Habitations and People of the Island of Atooi; Tereoboo King og Owyhee bringing Presents to Capt. Cook;...
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