Noah Annanack (b. 1937), Kangiqsualujjuaq(George River) SPIRIT unsigned; two inventory labels each inscribed: "George River / Noah Anniack" 11 x 9.5 x 4.75 in — 27.9 x 24.1 x 12.1 cm...
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AFRICAN BLACKWATER RIVER SPIRIT FIGURE20" x 9" x 3?" Carved wood spirit frigure f=rom the Blackwater River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea mounted on wood base....
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ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)AutumnWoodcock Shooting, 1895
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
watercolor and gouache, 13 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on The Old Print Shop, New York label on back
Charles Porter...
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AFRICAN PUNU MASK ( OKUYI / MUKUYI )DESCRIPTION:Antique African Punu Mask. Made from carved wood, metal and pigments, this is a Mukuyi society female mourning face mask (okuyi) from Ngounie River Area in Gabon. Among iconic...
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A SPANISH COLONIAL RETABLO, "THE HOLYFAMILY," MEXICO, ...A SPANISH COLONIAL RETABLO, "The Holy Family," MEXICO, 19TH CENTURY, oil on tin. 13 1/4" x 9 3/8" Note: Showing the Trinity, God in heaven, A dove, 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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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY MYTHICAL RHINO BEAST,TL'DEast Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A fantastic mold made pottery effigy of a rhinoceroses-pig hybrid creature, with horns protruding from the neck and...
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GREENLAND INUIT SPERM WHALE TOOTH TUPILAQSPIRIT FIGURE...First Nations, Northern Canada / Greenland, Inuit culture, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A dramatic carving of a tupilaq (tupilak), the avenging spirit...
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KANDIMBONG ANCESTOR FIGUREAncestor figure,Kandimbong, large, with conical headdress and mask-like face. Simple, clean lines, yet very expressive.
Traditional Lower Sepik River figures, representing clan founders,...
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DOUBLE FIGURE, LOWER SEPIKLower SepikRiver Figure, double figure. Rare. Main figure with mask-like face and large slanted, oval stylized eyes, and smaller figure at below with similar stylized, oval, slanted...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KOPAR / ANGORAMSTYLECarved Wooden Mask with very long, pointed nose. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower...
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OPENWORK FIGURE, KOPAR / ANGORAMOpenworkcarved figure, Kopar / Angoram style, with white stripes, red and yellow pigment, shell and rope ornamentation. Anthropomorphic.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KOPAR / ANGORAMSTYLECarved Wooden Mask, long pointed nose, stylized.
Damage and repair to bottom chin area.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long,...
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WINDCROFTE HOUSE, TUXEDO ROAD, ATLANTALots 601-907 in this auction come from the Windcrofte House of Nell & Robert Woodruff, owned from 1948 until the late 1980s.
Windcrofte, situated on 16 acres of prime north...
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TWO PAPUA NEW GUINEAN CARVED WOOD ITEMSTwoPapua New Guinean carved wood items, Two works: A carved wood crocodile spoon Fourth-Quarter 20th Century; Sepik River, Papua New Guinea The stylized crocodile carving...
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V.J. (GUISEPPE VARALDO) CARIANI, ITALIAN1891-1969, RIVER LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVAS, 7 3/4"H X 9 5/8"W (SIGHT), 12 1/2"H X 15 5/8"W (FRAME)V.J. (Guiseppe Varaldo) Cariani, Italian, 1891-1969 river landscape, oil...
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EDWARD S. CURTIS' "THE NORTH AMERICANINDIAN" VOLUME 18Edward S. Curtis' "The North American Indian" Volume 18 , Edward S. Curtis, (1868-1952, Los Angeles, CA) Comprising: "Tsaassi-Mis-salla" (Crow with Necklace),...
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IJO CARVED SHARK MASK, NIGERIA 11 X28 IN. (27.94 X 71.12 CM.)IJO CARVED SHARK MASK, NIGERIA, Ijo or Ijaw, the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria from the coastal region in the south, used masks such as...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF VARIOUS ART BOOKSINCLUDING THE ARTIST CHARLES BURCHFIELD INCLUDING THE ARTIST CHARLES BURCHFIELD, Charles Burchfield/ The Scared Woods, Life Cycles/ Burchfield Coll., Life and Work of C. Burchfield(2),...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA JUGATE SPIRIT FIGURE,CIRCA 1930 Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly...
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YIPWON FIGURE, SEPIC RIVER REGION 1sthalf 20th c., Papua New Guinea, carved wood with pigment, representation of a primordial hunting spirit, in abstract human form, on custom mount, 23.25"h x 2.5"w x 3.5"d (figure),...
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FRANCIS BLACKBEAR BOSIN (1921-1980)EXHIBITED GOUACHEFrancis Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980)Mandan Mother and Child (Third quarter of the 20th century)The original gouache painting on paperboard is signed lower...
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FRANCIS BLACKBEAR BOSIN (1921-1980)PUBLISHED PAINTINGFrancis Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980)Three Drummers War Dance (Third quarter of the 20th century)The original work on artist's illustration board documenting...
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FRANCIS BLACKBEAR BOSIN (1921-1980)PUBLISHED PAINTINGFrancis Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980)Shalako Dancers (Third quarter of the 20th century.)The artist's record of a kachina dance and the regalia of dancers...
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FRANCIS BLACKBEAR BOSIN (1921-1980)EXHIBITED GOUACHEFrancis Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980)Sing Back the Buffalo (1963)This original gouache painting on paperboard is alternately titled Singer with Buffalo Skull...
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LARGE OCEANIC MALE ANCESTOR SPIRIT FIGUREPALAMBAI VILLAGE, IATMUL PEOPLE, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 43 1/2"H X 9 1/2"W X 9 1/2"DLarge Oceanic Male Ancestor Spirit Figure Palambai Village, Iatmul People, Middle...
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A moving autograph letter signed byFrench novelist and politician Victor Hugo (1802-1885), dated September 16, 1843, to Madame de Courbonne on the death of his daughter. Leopoldine Hugo Vacquerie (1824-1843)...
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MUNDUGUMOR WUSEAR FLUTE SPIRIT FIGURE,EX KLEJMAN likely 19th/20th c., Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Yuat River region, wood, painted shell, Cassowary feathers, modeled as a stylized human figure with large head...
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River CrocodileMask, ca. 20th Century A hand carved wood mask of a clan spirit or totem crocodile (pukpuk) with a bird, painted with natural pigments and decorated with cowery and snail...
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TRIBAL: Patembei Men's Stool from theSepik River area New Guinea seat from men's spirit house carved wooden turtle with figural sides wear to finish 36'' l. (Certificate of Authenticity No. 2131 #6117)...
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Contemporary tribal items including:Spirit Mask original hand carved piece from Tambanum Middle Sepik River New Guinea 1964-1969 period with boar's tusks and cassowary bird feathers 36'' h. x 14'' w. (Certificate...
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Zane Grey Rare Biography and Titlesfrom the Ohio River Trilogy Two Signed Lot of 4. Grey Zane. Zane Grey: The Man and His Work. An Autobiographical Sketch Critical Appreciations & Bibliography. New York: Harper...
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Confederate Order Book 1st VirginiaRegiment Pre-First Bull Run 8 x 10 in. hardbound order copy book with gilt title ADJUTANTS REPORTS. /1ST. REGIMENT. This book is a record of the orders received by the 1st...
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RETABLO. Probably Mexico late 19th-early20th century oil on tin. Image of the Holy Family standing over a man in a river. This piece was commissioned in thanks for the donor being saved from drowning. The Family...
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Sarah T. Bolton Noted Poet Quarter PlateDaguerreotype Quarter plate housed in a full case separated at the spine with an inked note pasted to the pad reading Mrs Sarah T. Bolton of Indianapolis In.? Presented to...
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Carved Gope Board New Guinea PossiblyEwta or Fayit River Region ca. 19th Century Carved lozenge shaped wood panel the front with raised relief carving of figure with pigments of lime red core and other native...
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