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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ANTIQUE INDONESIAN CEREMONIAL TAPISTEXTILEAntique Ceremonial sarong, "tapis", gold-wrapped thread couched on cotton ground, Abung people, Lampung, Sumatra. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made...
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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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MOUNTED CEREMONIAL TAPIS TEXTILEMountedwoman's ceremonial skirt, "tapis kaca", homespun cotton ground with gold-wrapped thread, silk "inu"embroidery and mica, Kauer people, Lampung. Tapis are heavily ornamented...
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CEREMONIAL MASK, MONPA PEOPLE, ARUNACHALPRADESHCeremonial Mask, Monpa People, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 19th/early 20th c. Carved wood, pigment. Size: 7.5'' x 6'' x 3.5'' (19 x 15 x 9 cm). Please Note: There Are...
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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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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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20TH C. TLINGIT FELT & BUTTON BLANKETW/ TOTEMIC BEARNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable example of traditional...
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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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RARE / GORGEOUS OLMEC BLUE JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A rare, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue-green coloration and an elegant presentation....
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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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(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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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled basketry tray with six figures radiating from a multicolored center 2.5" H x 12.5" Dia. Notes:...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled wedding tray basket with seven multicolored birds and geometric banding 2" H x 12.5" Dia. Notes:...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled wedding tray basket with a central starburst and a band of multicolored butterflies, with a multicolored...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled tray basket with figural motifs in red, purple and grey including a family of four, a hogan, a...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo basketry eagle tray A polychrome coiled tray basket with central eagle motif in purple and cream with blue edges 2" H...
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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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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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Non-Ceremonial Upper Amazonian ShrunkenHead, or tsantsa, a genuine human head shrunken and preserved in the traditional manner, h. 4", with hair length 25", presented on a custom steel and wood stand, h. 25",...
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