NEW GUINEA LATMUL PEOPLE CEREMONIALHOUSE POSTLarge carved wood ceremonial house post, Latmul People, Middle Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea, the carved face with inset cowrie shell eyes and elongated neck, carved...
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CEREMONIAL MASK, MONPA PEOPLE, ARUNACHALPRADESH, 19TH/...Ceremonial Mask, Monpa People, Arunachal Pradesh, 19th/Early 20th C. Carved wood. This mask is featured on the cover of the book, ARUNACHAL - Peoples, Arts...
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EMBROIDERED CEREMONIAL HANGING, MIAOPEOPLE, CHINAEmbroidered ceremonial hanging with lions, couched and embroidered cotton, Miao people, Guizhou, China. Size: 70'' x 17'' (178 x 43 cm).
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2 LI PEOPLE CEREMONIAL TEXTILES, HAINAN2Li People Textiles: a ceremonial head cloth woven with Chinese characters, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed cotton; and a woman's festival jacket, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed...
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3 LI PEOPLE TEXTILES, HAINAN, CHINA3Li People Textiles: a ceremonial head cloth woven with Chinese characters, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed cotton; and 2 women's ceremonial skirts, Li people, Baisha area,...
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2 CEREMONIAL LI PEOPLE TEXTILES, HAINANCeremonialhead cloth woven with Chinese characters, silk/cotton; and a woman's ceremonial jacket, indigo dyed cotton with supplementary embroidery, Li People, Hainan, China. Early 20th...
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RARE PUA KOMBU SUNGKIT, 19TH C.19thcentury ceremonial weaving, "Pua kombu sungkit", cotton, Iban people, Borneo. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting ceremonies. The heads of killed people...
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RARE 19C PUA KOMBU SUNGKIT, HANDSPUNCOTTON19th century ceremonial weaving, "Pua kombu sungkit", handspun cotton with supplementary weaving, Iban people, Sarawak. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting...
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RARE 19THC PUA KOMBU SUNGKIT, BORNEO19thcentury ceremonial weaving, "Pua kombu sungkit", handspun cotton with supplementary weaving, Iban people, Borneo. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting ceremonies....
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RARE 19TH C. PUA KUMBU SUNGKIT TEXTILE,BORNEO19th century ceremonial weaving, "Pua kumbu sungkit", cotton, Iban people, Borneo. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting ceremonies. The heads of killed...
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RARE CEREMONIAL HANGING, GAYO PEOPLE,SUMATRARare textile ceremonial hanging, used to hang from roof on ritual occasions, metallic and silk thread, cotton, early 20th century, Gayo people, Aceh, Sumatra. Size:...
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COLLECTION OF OLD TRIBAL ETHNOGRAPHICJEWELRY (8)Collection of Old Tribal Ethnographic Jewelry (8). Including Woman's ceremonial hair pins, silver, Dong people, Guizhou, China; a tasseled silver plaque from a...
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19TH C. CEREMONIAL MASK, RAJBANSI PEOPLE,S. NEPAL19th C. Ceremonial Mask, Rajbansi People, South Nepal, Terai area. Carved wood and pigment. A very old mask in hardwood (unlike most south Nepal masks). Size: 14''...
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6 ITEMS GUATEMALAN TEXTILES, E. 20THC.1st item: Rare Guatemalan ceremonial Tzute, cotton and silk on cotton panels. Yellow geometric figures of people, horses, and birds against multicolor vertical bands, sewn...
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LARGE TAINO STONE SPHEROLITH / BALLPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball...
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19TH C. TLINGIT WOOL, GLASS BEAD, &ABALONE BUTTON BAGNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful handmade wool felt and...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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TAINO STONE SPHEROLITH / CEREMONIALGAME BALLPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for...
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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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CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIALHALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved...
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AFRICAN SENUFU PEOPLE STYLE ANTELOPECARVING: Carved wood antelope figure ''Ci wara'' headdress mounted on wood base. A feature of Bamana tribe (Mali, West Africa) ceremonial dances. Approx. 42.5'' h x 9'' w...
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KUBA PEOPLE, CEREMONIAL DAGGER AND SHORTSWORD 20th c., Democratic Republic of the Congo, each with carved wood hilt, hammered metal blade, 15"l (dagger), 22"l (sword)...
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KUBA PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL LIBATION CUP,EX-MUSEUM 20th c., Zaire, dark patina carved hardwood, figured as a crouching figure with ram's horns, 8"h x 6"sqr...
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DAN PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL FACE MASK, EX-MUSEUM20th c., Ivory Coast, dark stained wood, aluminum eyes and teeth, woven wool, fabric and cowrie shell attachment, with finely carved protruding mouth and nose, 8"h x 6"w x...
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SONGYE PEOPLE, CEREMONIAL AXE 20th c.,Democratic Republic of the Congo, copper clad wood, wrought iron, crescent-shaped blade joined to the handle by five struts decorated with human faces, 14"h x 11.5"w...
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INDONESIAN PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL GOLDTHREAD TAPIS Sumatra, woman's sarong, patterned cloth sewn into a tube, completely covered in metallic gold thread, embroidered edge, 41"l x 21"w...
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BAMANA PEOPLES, IRON CEREMONIAL OILLAMP Mali, with double figural top, 34.5"h x 4.5"w x 4.25"d...
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TEKE PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL MASK, EX-MUSEUMDR Congo, red, black and white pigments on carved wood, bite cord across interior jaw area, museum accession number to interior, 13"dia x 4.5"d...
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EDO PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL SWORD, EBENNigeria, forged iron blade, wrought iron ring handle, bone cuff, stitched leather, the ceremonial sword is pierced with geometric designs, for use in the Ugie-erha-oba festival,...
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(2) AFRICAN KWILU PENDE CEREMONIAL MASKS(lotof 2) Carved African wood ceremonial masks, Kwilu Pende People, Democratic Republic of the Congo, including: (1) having woven lined headpiece, raffia beard, approx 14"l, 8.5"w,...
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WEST AFRICA, DAN PEOPLE, CEREMONIALHEADDRESS Consisting of a carved and painted wooden mask fitted to the front of an elongated fabric form decorated with cloth, cowrie shells and horse hair. On a two-part...
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NDEBELE PEOPLE HANDMADE BEADED GRASSCEREMONIAL BRIDAL MAT, SOUTH AFRICA. 20" X 26"NDebele People Handmade beaded grass ceremonial bridal mat, South Africa., Signs of wear in the middle of the mat. Dimensions:...
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DAN PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL MASK 20th c.,Ivory Coast, dark wood, red fabric, monkey fur, twine stitching, the oval shaped head with recessed eyes, fur beard and mustache, hinged lower mouth, 14"h x 6"w x 8"d...
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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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KUBA PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL CUP 20th c.,Zaire, dark patina carved hardwood, modeled as a male bust, inventory sticker to underside, 5"h x 3"d...
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