AFRICAN BENIN BRONZE BELL WITH CEREMONIALFIGURE African Benin bronze figural bell, handle depicting standing figure wearing headpiece and holding staff or weapon, bell with spiral or concentric circle motif. 13.75"...
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AFRICAN CEREMONIAL BRASS STAFF HEAD,NIGERIARaised on wood stand.
17 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/2 in.
Condition
Minor wear, encrustation. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning...
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Group of Six West African Artifacts,20th century or earlier including five bronzes, possibly Benin/Ashanti/Gurunsi staff handle with bird surmount, bell, ceremonial knife, ankle/wrist cuff, bangle and a Yoruba...
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ODD FELLOWS FOLK ART PAINTED RAM'S HORNSTAFFOdd Fellows American Lodge folk art ram's horn ceremonial staff, having carved wooden horns applied to a gilt painted globe over a red polychrome and gilt painted tapered...
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16TH C. TIBETAN GILDED IRON FINIAL BUDDHISTMONK STAFFCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful finial from a Buddhist monk's staff, made of iron with incredibly delicate gold inlays forming a series...
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ACHAEMENID BRONZE FINIAL WITH RAMSAncientNear East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A lovely bronze finial of a ceremonial staff, comprised of 2 rams or goats propped up on a central column that rises...
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19TH C. AFRICAN ANGOLA OVIMBUNDU WOODPOWER STAFFSouthern Africa, Angola, Ovimbundu, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A special scepter, perhaps once belonging to an Ovimbundu chief, finely carved from...
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19TH C. AFRICAN ZULU WOODEN KNOBKERRIE/ CLUB**Originally Listed At $400**
Africa, South Africa, Zulu tribe, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden club known as a knobkerrie, or an iwisa...
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VIVID NAZCA PROLIFEROUS TEXTILE W/ SUPERNATURALBEINGSPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, Early Intermediate period, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A proliferous slit tapestry textile woven from camelid wool wefts (alpaca or...
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19TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN SIOUX WOOD HORSEDANCE CLUB**First Time At Auction**
Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Sioux (Lakota), ca. 19th century CE. A hand carved wooden dance club in the shape...
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18TH C. TIBETAN GILT TANTRIC / WRATHFULDEITY HAYAGRIVA...**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Himalaya region, Tibet / Nepal, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fabulous gilt brass tantric and wrathful deity known...
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20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
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IVORY COAST CARVED CEREMONIAL STAFF20th c., possibly Senufo, carved hardwood with female figure, 40"l x 1.25"w x 1.5"d...
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FON PEOPLES, METALWORK ASEN ALTAR STAFFBenin, the portable alter topped by circle of seated figures in a ritual ceremony, on custom stand, 47"h...
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BENIN EDO PEOPLE, BRONZE CEREMONIALSTAFF 19th c. Nigeria, in two pieces, naturally dark and verdigris patinated cast bronze, in a stacked totemic form, the round standard surmounted by a long beaked bird surrounded...
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(2) LARGE WEST AFRICAN FIGIRAL CARVEDMASK & STAFF(lot of 2) West African figural carved wood items, including: (1) large ceremonial mask with openwork crest, approx 51"h, 11.75"w; (1) figural staff/ walking stick,...
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A PERSIAN CEREMONIAL STAFF OR "GORZ"the patinated metal finial cast in the form of horned head, 84cm high Provenance: The Richard Pratley Collection of English Furniture, Naïve and Folk Art....
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AFRICAN TRIBAL CEREMONIAL STAFF ScarceEarly 20th c. Songye Prestige Staff in carved wood with replaced lion tail crest, the decorative head depicting a Chief riding an anthropomorphic four-legged demon, small...
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FOUR BRITAINS BOXED EDITIONS OF THEBRITISH ARMY IN INDIA Made in England, to include: 1999 set, "Ceremonial Guard for the State Elephants" (4) pieces each with staff and 1999 "Delhi Dunbar Range Mounted Officer...
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TAINO FROGMAN MONOLITHIC AX. CIRCUIT800–1500 AD.The ax is small but well designed. Made from a dioritic type stone. Monolithic axes were made as a type of staff or scepter to be carried during ceremonial events...
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Two Fraternal Ceremonial Items
Late19th/Early 20th Century
comprising a T.O.T.E. staff and a Knights of Pythias 'Test of Steel' prop.
Length of staff 42 1/2 inches....
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ANTIQUE CARVED CONTINENTAL IVORY POPETRIPTYCH: Carved as a pope in papal tiara and ceremonial attire, his engraved cloak opening to reveal carved three-panels depicting a king's coronation in high relief with...
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AFRICAN CEREMONIAL BRASS STAFF HEAD,NIGERIARaised on wood stand.
17 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/2 in.
Condition
Minor wear, encrustation. Otherwise in good condition.
Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning...
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THREE AFRICAN TRIBAL CEREMONIAL CARVEDWOOD PADDLES, STAFFS, SCEPTERS 24"L X 3"W (PADDLE)Three African tribal ceremonial carved wood paddles, staffs, scepters, Paddle with figural carved head and open work eyes...
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6pc ceremonial staffs with hooks fromOdd Fellows Eden Lodge Wilmington DE. Wood or iron construction; some with metal crooks
Dimensions: H: 80 inches: W: 5 inches ---
Condition: Minor nicks and scratches....
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AFRICAN TAMBOTIE WOOD CEREMONIAL CARVEDDUO JAR WITH COVER AND FIGURES 15" x 11 ¾" x 12 ¼" Unusual carved Tabmotie aromatic wood, a ceremonial duo jar with domed cover with two carved openwork alligators and...
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African hand carved ceremonial woodenstaff with intricate geometric designs and inlays; H 54 1/4" x W 5"Provenance: Dr. Peter T. Furst (1922-2015) collection thence by decent. Dr. Peter T. Furst was an anthropologist,...
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General Fred K. Mahaffey Archive Archiveconsisting of 4-star General's license plate two-star General's flag three-star General's flag and two four-star General's flags. 2nd Battalion presentation flag (framed)...
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Civil War Stereo Views "PhotographicHistory - War for the Union", series published by E & H.T. Anthony & Co., New York, 1865, after Brady, 32 stereo views on yellow mounts, images include Union officers, living...
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A Victorian Silver and Paste Stone ParasolHandle Mace shape handle cast in relief as a ceremonial staff with English rose over woven pattern and three faceted purple paste stones; ascending into stylized shaft with...
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PATINATED METAL FOO DOG. Together witha ceremonial staff dorje carved stone insect height 10'' x length 14'' Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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