BEAUTIFUL OLD CEREMONIAL JACKET, YAOPEOPLE, CHINAWoman's festival jacket, silk embroidery on cotton, Yao people, Guizhou, China. Size: 27'' x 41'' (69 x 104 cm).
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) CEREMONIAL VOMITSTICKTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Vomit stick. Full figure recumbent human with frog-like back legs and hands resting under chin, supporting head. The small size suggests...
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32 ASSORTED PRINTSTen (10) engravingsafter Edmund Thomas Parris, 1836, from the portfolio "Gems of Beauty," depicting beautiful women in lush costumes and settings (some margin tears, creases and foxing), all...
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MENDE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKMendeSande Society helmet mask from Sierra Leone; measures approximately 17" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks of the Sande society provide a unique example...
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VAI SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKVai SandeSociety Helmet mask from Liberia (Sierra Leone) with small head and wicker head piece; measures approximately 16" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks...
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RARE BLACKFEET QUILLED & BEADED BUFFALOHEADDRESSThis is an incredible, large buffalo horn headdress with polychrome painted buffalo trailer along with beadwork and quillwork from the Blackfeet Indians of Montana....
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TWO MINER “STEIGERHäCKCHEN” AXECANES-Ca 1900 -Saxon miner’s axe cane with an ax shaped steel handle decorated with fine engravings and a matching brass cover to the sharp edge, substantial, wide angular-oval...
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CHAVIN SEASHELL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT /TRUMPET**Originally Listed At $1000**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. An impressive seashell trumpet with beautiful white deposits on its warm...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN GILT STEEL KRIS W/NAGA & SILVERSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) of an elegant form. The hand-carved wooden handle...
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LARGE 19TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN WOODPADDLE CLUBOceania, Polynesia, probably Tonga, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau, presenting...
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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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12TH C. CHINESE SONG DYNASTY JUN WAREPOTTERY DISHEast Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 1127 to 1279 CE. A stunning ceramic dish presenting a ring-form foot, a shallow basin, and a flared rim, all enveloped in a...
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RARE 19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD NO'OANGA,EX-ROSMANPolynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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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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GREEK APULIAN KANTHAROS W/ LADIES OFFASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An elegant kantharos (wine cup) boasting a pair of sweeping high handles with support struts, and thumb spurs....
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU GOLD RITUAL KERO(DRINKING VESSEL)Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chimu, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An elegant ritual kero (drinking cup) formed from a single sheet...
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RARE 19TH C. CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE CEREMONIALSUGAR AXE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Near East / Central Asia, Iraq & Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An incredibly rare and beautiful tool known as a sugar...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS DIPPER CUP W/IRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A dazzling dipper cup or pan known as a trulla, made from translucent blue green glass to present a deep, ribbed...
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19TH C. TURKOMEN SILK EMBROIDERED CHYRPYCAPES**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Turkmenistan region, Turkmen culture, Tekke peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful pair of handmade...
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19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD ADZE HANDLE(RUATANGAEO)**Originally Listed At $1000**
Oceania, Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful openwork adze handle of...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO WOOD HELMET MASKMAIDEN SPIRIT**Originally Listed At $400**
West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning ceremonial wood helmet mask known as a Agbogho mmwo,...
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ACHAEMENID SILVER PHIALE / LIBATIONBOWL (FOR WINE)Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A gorgeous libation bowl used for holding wine known as a phiale that exhibits a slightly...
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20TH C. TSIMSHIAN WOOD & HIDE DRUM +WOOD MALLETNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada, British Columbia, Tsimshian tribe, ca. 20th century CE. A beautifully constructed hide and wood drum intricately...
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A RARE LEONARD MOREL-LADEUIL (1820-1888)BELLE EPOQUE F... BELLE EPOQUE FIRE GILT BRONZE EWER
Dance of the Wilis
Continental, mid-19th century, bronze. Crowned with the figure of an owl with outstretched wings at...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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TAINO, LARGE MUSEUM QUALITY STONE BOWL.SINCE THEinside of the vessel is polished, it was likely used to hold cohoba. The bowl is semi-ovate with a 1.6" inclined rim that rubs around the bowl and is completely incised...
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JAPANESE SILK CRANE EMBROIDERED CEREMONIALKIMONO Japan,20th CenturyVibrant red silk brocade kimono beautifully, and skillfully embroidered with metallic thread trees and white silk cranes. Chest 25" x 52" Wingspan...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE JUE CUP, 17/18THC. A Chinese archaistic bronze Jue cup, dating from the 17/18th C, The distinctive cup with three splayed tripod legs is modeled on an ancient Chinese vessel used to serve...
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JAMES C. JOE (NM NAVAJO) "Sun & Eagle,The Beauty Way", traditional pueblo sand painting, inscribed and signed verso, with notation in the artist's hand that has been transcribed to read: This sand painting is...
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(9) BOOKS & MAGAZINES NATIVE AMERICANART SUBJECTS(lot of 9) Books and magazines: Native American art and culture subjects, including: (1) "American Indian Ceremonial Dances," by John Collier, illustrations by...
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A FINE, LARGE AND RARE CATLINITE CROSSON PLINTHThe beautifully patinated carving in two parts is comprised of a rising Christian cross atop two integral stepped outsets, and a separate trapezoidal pedestal with...
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3 CARVED AFRICAN DRUMS: 1) Senufo Tribe/ Ivory Coast ceremonial drum made of Kapok wood. Decorated with turtle bird and fish motifs. Measures approx 28'' h; 2) Baga Tribe / Guinea painted ceremonial drum features...
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A Chinese Jadeite Carving of a Beautythe figure depicted standing dressed in traditional ceremonial garb having a bird perched atop her head her right hand holding a fan. Height 6 3/4 inches....
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