DAN AFRICAN CEREMONIAL CARVED WOOD MASKS,4 Group of Four African, Dan People of the Ivory Coast, Ceremonial Carved Wood Masks, including: painted white and red with metal teeth and applied beard; shell headdress...
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3 ANTIQUE SACRED RITUAL CLOTHS FROMSULAWESI3 sacred ritual cloths from Sulawesi, one depicting elephants on printed cotton, late 19th/early 20th century; one depicting carabao, "mawa", painted cotton, early...
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2 FINE ANTIQUE IBAN IKAT TEXTILES2 fineold Iban cotton ikat textiles: Pua Kantu, ikatted cotton, late 19th/early 20th century, Iban, Kalimantan; and woman's ceremonial skirt with mask-like figures, "kain keban",...
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3 IBAN TEXTILES3 Iban Textiles, includinga 19th c. Pua sungkit ritual cloth with bird motif (fragment), cotton discontinuous supplementary weft weave, Iban, Borneo, 80" x 10.5"; and a back of a man's festival jacket,...
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2 RITUAL LOMBOK TEXTILES, SASAK PEOPLE2Pesujutan, ritual Waktu Telu prayer cloths, cotton with supplementary weaving, Sasak people, Lombok,Indonesia. Sizes: 1) 74'' x 20'' (188 x 51 cm); 2) 76'' x 16'' (193 x 41...
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2 BALINESE RITUAL CLOTHS2 Balinese ritualcloths: one wrapping cloth ("Kain Sembiran"), cotton, metal-wrapped thread, Sembiran village, Singaraja; and one ritual cloth, plant fibre and metal-wrapped thread, Bali,...
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TIBETAN BUDDHIST CROWN RINGGA & TIBETANBONE BRACELET1st item: Tibetan Buddhist ritual crown ringga comprised of five (5) individual polychrome painted images on metal, each metal plaque depicting various deities,...
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A JAPANESE BUDDHIST PRIEST ARMORIALMON WOVEN SILK BROC... MON WOVEN SILK BROCADE KESA ROBE, TACHIBANA FAMILY MON, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, of rectangular form and a conforming border with a single row of red ink...
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VERACRUZ LORD IN REGAL ATTIRE, EX-HOLLYWOOD,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A remarkable ceramic figure: a standing lord with a lifelike face and elaborate costume....
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20TH C. TLINGIT FELT & BUTTON BLANKETW/ TOTEMIC BEARNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable example of traditional...
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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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20TH C. INDIAN NAGA NECKLACES GLASSBEADS W/ PENDANTSSouth Asia, India, Naga peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine pair of glass bead necklaces with brass face pendants that were made by the Naga culture...
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19TH C. THAI BLUE-ON-WHITE POTTERY KENDI,ELEPHANT FORM...Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a charming porcelain elephant form kendi or ewer with an attractive blue on white...
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VERACRUZ HUASTEC POTTERY STANDING FEMALESHAMANPre-Columbian, central Mexico, northern Veracruz, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A fantastic standing ceramic figure of a woman boasting applied decorative ornaments...
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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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IMPRESSIVE MOCHE POTTERY BOUND PRISONERVESSELPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A dramatic pottery vessel of a bound prisoner shown nude. Limbs spread and tied with ropes to a...
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LARGE NAYARIT SAN SEBASTIAN REDWARESEATED FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A massive pottery figure depicted seated on a two-legged...
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EARLY 20TH C. PLAINS TRIBE CHEYENNEGHOST DANCE DRESSNative American, Western United Sates, Plains Tribes, Cheyenne people, ca. early 20th century CE. An incredibly important piece of religious attire, a cotton...
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EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED IBIS + X-RAY PHOTO- 1910 PROVENANCE...Ancient Egypt, found at Abydos, Late Dynastic to Roman Period, ca. 400 BCE to 200 CE. An incredibly well-preserved mummified ibis exhibiting expert layering...
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LARGE MOCHE COPPER DISC PECTORAL W/REPOUSSE FACE**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 400 to 800 CE. An incredible copper disc that may have been worn as a pectoral,...
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SUPERB CHONTAL STONE FACE MASK**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A handsome mask carved from tan-brown stone...
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MIXTEC POST-CONQUEST BELLS, MONKEY &COYOTE HEADSLatin America, Mexico, Mixtec culture, Post-Conquest period, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A trio of cast copper bells- a head resembling a canine / coyote with...
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MAYA PETEN POLYCHROME CYLINDER W/ LORD& FIGURES**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Peten Region, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning Maya...
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19TH C. TIBETAN TWO-HEADED DAMARU DRUMCentralAsia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A two-headed drum, known as a damaru (damru), made from two human skull caps with stretched skin painted green (also probably...
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TIBETAN PIECED SILK ALTAR COVER OR RITUALCLOTH c. 1780, patchwork technique, mounted on fabric wrapped stretcher, approx. 38"l x 28"w (textile), 40.5"l x 32"w (stretcher)...
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A LARGE INDIAN CARVED BLACK STONE KRISHNASCULPTURE 20th century, the youthful Krishna is depicted as a cowherd playing the flute, the lure of his music was irresistible to his female admirers, the gopis, who symbolize...
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NATHAN RAPOPORT, NEW YORK / RUSSIANFEDERATION, POLAND (1911 - 1987), JACOB WRESTLING THE ANGEL, 1966, BRONZE, 13 1/2"H X 11"W X 5"DNathan Rapoport, New York / Russian Federation, Poland, (1911 - 1987) Jacob...
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Odd Fellows ritual coffin and outercabinet Eden Lodge Wilmington DE. William E Haines past grand 1930. Empty. Casket. Are you ready for HALLOWEEN?
Dimensions: H: 19 inches: W: 81 inches: D: 25 inches ---...
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