AFRICAN BAMUM FIGURAL & ZOOMORPHIC CANE,CAMEROON Bamum (Bamoum) people, carved wood walking stick / cane, 20th century, Cameroon, featuring figural and zoomorphic motifs, with scattered areas of polychrome details....
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PRE-COLUMBIAN VOLCANIC STONE ZOOMORPHICFIGURE Pre-Columbian Costa Rican volcanic stone zoomorphic figure, carved seated with knees bent to the chest, displaying animal and human features, including large round...
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OLD AFRICAN ZOOMORPHIC POWER FIGURE(BOLI), BAMANA PEOP...Old African Zoomorphic Power Figure (Boli), Bamana People, Mali. Early 20th C. Wood and sacrificial materials. Private Delaware collection. Size: 24''...
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LATE OLMEC POTTERY FIGURE RIDING ZOOMORPHPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, late Olmec to Proto Maya culture, ca. 600 to 300 BCE. A fine, hand-built pottery sculpture of a seated figure riding the head of a zoomorph....
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20TH C. NORTHWEST COAST WALRUS IVORYTOTEM POLENative American, North America, Pacific Northwest Coast, probably Alaska, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved walrus ivory totem pole of a slender form presented...
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GREEK ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS W/ZOOMORPHAncient Greece, Athens, ca. early 5th century BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery lekythos - a vessel used to hold perfumes or other scented oils - finely painted...
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COCLE POLYCHROME BOWL W/ ZOOMORPHICCREATUREPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A fascinating and fine hand-built pottery bowl that depicts a stylized creature painted...
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LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARDFINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals."...
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19TH C. NORTHWEST COAST BONE ZOOMORPHICPECTORALNative American, United States and Canada, Pacific Northwest Coast, probably Tlingit, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved whale bone pectoral in the form...
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LARGE CORINTHIAN SKYPHOS ANIMAL FRIEZE,TL TESTEDAncient Greece, Corinth, ca. 6th to 5th century CE. A wheel-thrown skyphos of sizable form with a flared discoid foot, an inverted bell-shaped body with swelling...
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RARE 18TH C. TIBETAN GILT BRASS SNOWLION PLAQUESCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An exceptional pair of brass Tibetan Snow Lion repousse plaques each adorned with a gilt body and a verdigris...
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PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE& JAGUAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient...
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CHIMU POTTERY FIGURAL VESSELS W/ ZOOMORPHICMOTIFSPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fantastic pair of Chimu artifacts: a grayware jar in the form of a figure bound by a coiled snake...
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RIO MAGDALENA MOSKITO POTTERY URN W/LID, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, Moskito, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A This is an incredible funerary effigy vessel with a figural lid, and a conical...
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TAINO, AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A TAINOCOHOBAsnuffer depicting a seated birdman (shaman) supported by a zoomorphic figure running down back. The secondary figure's back legs become the shaman's arms and front legs....
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CHINESE ZHOU STYLE BRONZE ZOOMORPHICFIGURE Chinese. A Zhou style bronze zoomorphic figure with a large ewer mounted to the beast's back and resting on a matching bronze base. Apparently unmarked. Approx:...
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GROUP OF FOUR WEST AFRICAN LOOM PULLEYS,TOGETHER WITH A COLON FIGURE TOGETHER WITH A COLON FIGURE, two pulleys of stylized form, two of zoomorphic form, Ivory Coast, h: 8.25 in. (of largest); Colon figure of a...
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COLLECTION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STAINEDFIGURAL AND ZOOMORPHIC CARVINGSCollection of Southeast Asian Stained Figural and Zoomorphic Carvings,...
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HAIDA CARVED ARGILLITE FIGURAL TOTEMPOLE MODEL COASTAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURYHaida Carved Argillite Figural Totem Pole Model, Coastal Pacific Northwest, Late 19th-Early 20th Century...
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POSSIBLY NORTHERN AFGHAN POLYCHROMEFIGURAL AND ZOOMORPHIC DECORATED POTTERY BOWL, D: 9-3/8 INPossibly Northern Afghan Polychrome Figural and Zoomorphic Decorated Pottery Bowl, D: 9-3/8 in...
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THREE PRE-COLUMBIAN EFFIGY FIGURESThreePre-Columbian Effigy Figures , before 1500 A.D., Mesoamerica, incl. kneeling pottery figure with red slip; carved pumice figure with bared teeth; and molded pottery zoomorphic...
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THREE PAPUA NEW GUINEA ETHNOGRAPHICITEMSThree Papua New Guinea ethnographic items, to include a zoomorphic animal headrest, figural food suspension hook, and a carved ancestor figure, 25" h. Provenance: John...
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INDONESIAN CARVED ZOOMORPHIC COCK'SHEADToraja, Central Sulawesi, Indonesian carved zoomorphic cock's head figural house gable ornament, with red and black pigment, 68" l.
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As expected wear....
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Sioux Figural Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag
mid-20thcentury
thread and sinew sewn on yellow-coated hide; depicting a male and female figure, crossed snakes, and a zoomorphic creature; quilled slats feature a geometric design
overall...
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Pre-Colombian ceramic figural zoomorphicwhistle; as-is condition- General marks and surface wear, scratches, rubbing, flaws, and losses. Possible restorations; L 3 1/4" H 2" (Approx.)Provenance: Private Collection,...
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Group of two carved ethnographic figures;face painted figure with carved whale on chest; carved zoomorphic figure with carved bird detail; natural split on verso, some loss, age wear, surface wear, some surface abrasion;...
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Group of four archaic Chinese stylecarved hardstone or jade temple guard and mythical figures, including: carved zoomorphic figure, pierced for mounting; carved mythical horned sitting figure, pierced for mounting;...
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Group of three archaic Chinese stylecarved hardstone or jade figural ornaments, including: carved bat figure, pierced for mounting; carved winged zoomorphic figure, pierced on verso for mounting; carved figural...
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Group of four archaic Chinese stylecarved hardstone or jade mythical temple guard figures, including: carved very translucent sitting zoomorphic figure; carved polychromatic green kneeling figure with incised...
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CHINESE CARVED HARD STONE ZODIAC FIGURALZOOMORPHIC SEALS, 20TH CENTURY 3" X 3/4" EACHChinese carved hard stone zodiac figural zoomorphic seals, 20th century, Dimensions: 3" x 3/4" each...
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GROUP PRE-COLUMBIAN EFFIGY VESSELS ANDFIGURE Likely ancient, (7) pieces, incl. a double spouted earthenware pottery vessel in stylized bird form, with incised decoration, a triple bird form redware vessel, a zoomorphic...
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Maya Molded Zoomorphic Figure Whistle,ca. 400-700 A.D., in the form of a kneeling figure, the face with large circular eyes, pointed snout and barred teeth, depicted wearing a necklace, with one hand on abdomen...
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Maya Standing Figure Whistle, 700-900A.D., depicted wearing a large elaborate headdress in the shape of a zoomorphic animal with large round eyes and curved downward beak, the face of the animal framed by possible...
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Two Carved Ivory Figural Snuff BottlesLot includes a male figure holding a baby signed and a zoomorphic turtle with fire stopper unsigned....
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A Group of Pre-Columbian Pottery includingtwo figural whistles heights 4 3/4 in. and 4 in.; a zoomorphic head-form whistle length 4 in.; and a standing figure (lacking feet) height 7 1/2 in. (4 pcs.) Provenance:...
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A Pre-Columbian Pottery Female Figurec. 550-900 Maya Jaina mold-made figure modeled standing with her hands clasped together at her chest wearing a cowl headdress large ear spools a long bead necklace with zoomorphic...
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