RARE CARVED WALNUT POW-WOW RITUAL DOLLca.18th-early 19th century; primitive chip carved woman figure with praying hands, full length carved panelized dress with carved accent lines, doll's features include carved...
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DAN AFRICAN CEREMONIAL CARVED WOOD MASKS,4 Group of Four African, Dan People of the Ivory Coast, Ceremonial Carved Wood Masks, including: painted white and red with metal teeth and applied beard; shell headdress...
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TIBETAN DUNG-DKAR WHITE CONCH SHELL,SILVER AND GEMS RITUAL TRUMPET 8 ¾" x 4 ¾" x 3 ¾" Carved and polished conch shell right-handed Dung-Dkar Trumpet, high silver mounted with lavishly hand embossed and chased...
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WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA ASMAT OPENWORK RITUALBOARDLarge carved openwork ritual board, Asmat (Bisman tribe), Casuarinen Coast, ex-Dutch New Guinea, the flat board carved with a female figure standing at the top with head...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) RITUAL BURIALMASKTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ritual Burial Mask . A ritualized burial mask made of light colored serpentinite. Undecorated concave back. Stone masks are believed to be characterized...
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7 SECRET SOCIETY RELATED ITEMS, INCL.ODD FELLOWS1st item: IOOF Odd Fellows FLT ritual medallion/medal on braided cord necklace 16 1/2" L, folded. 20th century. 2nd item: 19th Century IOOF Odd Fellows red and...
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KANGLING TIBETAN/ BUDDHISM TRUMPET ANDPIPEA two piece lot consisting of a pipe and a horn. An 8" wood and silver opium pipe, large 14" blowing horn, carved bone with silver metal and various stone, high relief...
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HUGE 19TH C. FIJIAN WOOD YAQONA BOWL(TANOA)**Originally Listed At $2000**
Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported...
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19TH C. NORTHWEST COAST NOOTKA HEALINGRITUAL BOWL**Originally Listed At $8500**
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Nuu-chah-nulth people (Nootka), ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating wooden bowl, made to...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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RARE MINIATURE EGYPTIAN OBSIDIAN PESESH-KEFAMULETAncient Egypt, First Intermediate Period, 8th to 9th Dynasty, ca. 2181 to 2140 BCE. Perhaps one of the most unique and unusual Egyptian artifacts, a hand-carved black...
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IMPRESSIVE MAYA JADE CELTPre-Columbian,southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful example of a hand-carved jadeite celt of soft sage, pistachio, and forest green hues....
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AFRICAN BWA POLYCHROME WOOD KOBIAY SPIRITMASK**Originally Listed At $800**
West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fantastical plank Kobiay mask which is a representation of a...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CONG / RITUALITEM**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled...
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19TH C. TIBETAN RITUAL CUP / KAPALA(SKULL)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A kapala, a ritual cup made from a human bone from the skull-cap, the surface...
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MINIATURE CUPISNIQUE / CHAVIN JASPERJAGUAR EFFIGY JAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Cupisnique / Chavin culture, ca. 1250 to 500 BCE. A superb hand-carved red-jasper jar in...
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VALDIVIAN SERPENTINE CELT W/ ZOOMORPHICFLANGES**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia culture, ca. 3500 to 1800 BCE. A striking serpentine axe head, hand-carved to boast silky smooth surfaces...
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19TH C. AFRICAN DR CONGO LEGA WOOD RITUALMASKCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An old ceremonial face mask carved from lightweight wood. The stylized...
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RARE 19TH C. YUPIK WOOD SPIRIT MASK(NEPCETAQ)Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yup'ik culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastical wooden spirit mask known as a Nepcetaq...
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OLMEC GREENSTONE BLOODLETTER - HUMMINGBIRDPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A charming bloodletting tool called a piercer in the shape of a hummingbird, all hand-carved from mottled blue-green...
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PUNU CARVED WOOD RITUAL MASK, CAMEROONPunuof Bapunu ritual carved wood mask, Cameroon, Africa, depicting a female with white face, representing an ancestor, the white representing peace, scarification marks at forehead...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC STYLE BRONZE RITUALGUI VESSELChinese Archaic style patinated bronze ritual food vessel (gui), wooden lid with carved hardstone fish finial, compressed globular body cast in low relief with Taotie...
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JAPANESE CARVED PRIEST SIGNED TWICEON THE UNDERSIDE. THE BALD FIGURE WITH LOOPS IN HIS EARS, DRESSED IN A POLYCHROMED RITUAL ROBE, HOLDING A JUVENILE FU-DOG.JAPANESE CARVED PRIEST Signed twice on the underside....
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TIBET RITUAL AXE Tibet ritual axe carvedwith scrolls and dragon scales with lotus petals with rounded edge to one end
L: 7.2"(18.4cm)
Condition: in overall good condition with expected corrosion to the bronze...
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CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE RITUAL LIBATIONCUP, H: 3 IN. (7.62 CM.)Chinese Carved Hardstone Ritual Libation Cup,, Dimensions: H: 3 in. (7.62 cm.)...
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A TIBETAN RITUAL TABLE CABINET Pigmentsand gilt on wood, open level just below the surface at top is bordered to either side with carved edges of interlocking key style motif, this open area would have been used...
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MOSSI BURKINA FASO CARVED WOOD WANGORITUAL MASK, H: 24 IN. (61 CM.)Mossi Burkina Faso Carved Wood Wango Ritual Mask,, Dimensions: H: 24 in. (61 cm.)...
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CHINESE CARVED JADE RITUAL WINE CUPChineseCarved Jade Ritual Wine Cup, with fitted box Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (11.4 x 6.4 x 4.4 cm.), Box: 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (6.4 x 16.5 x 11.4 cm.) Condition:...
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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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TIBETAN PHURBA RITUAL DAGGERTibetanphurba ritual dagger, carved wood with 3 faces. 13 1/2"L....
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TIBETAN PHURBA CARVED WOODEN CEREMONIALRITUAL DAGGER 8 1/4"H X 1 1/4"WTibetan phurba carved wooden ceremonial ritual dagger, Anthropomorphic design of the handle Dimensions: 8 1/4"H x 1 1/4"W...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC CALCIFIED JADE HANDLEDRITUAL LIBATION CUP, HAN DYNASTY. 2"H X 4 1/2"DIAChinese archaic calcified jade handled ritual libation cup, Han Dynasty., Carved dot and scroll patterning to exterior, key...
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AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD 2PC: BAULESUN MASK AND DOGON RITUAL MEDICINE HORSE BOX WITH LID, MALI. 10"H X 23"W X 6"D (LARGEST)African Tribal carved wood 2pc: Baule sun mask and Dogon ritual medicine horse box...
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EARLY CHINESE RITUAL JADE Funerary RitualJade in the Form of a Sword Slide, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC), subtle mossy celadon and umber color, carved in shallow relief with wind patterns...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARLCROCODILE MOTHER WITH BABY RITUAL SCULPTURE 21 ½" overall Carved wood ritual sculpture with patina, depicting 3D mother crocodile with baby laying on top, baby accented...
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