EMMI WHITEHORSE (NATIVE AMERICAN / DINE,B. 1957) "RINCON MARQUEZ", SERIES MAY 1987, #627 Mixed media on paper mounted on canvas. Signed (lower right). Signed and titled (on reverse).Artist BioEmmi Whitehorse (Native...
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ISLAMIC MEDICAL MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATIONSIslamic manuscript illustrations, two sheets, worked in gouache on paper, depicting medical or cosmological scenes, both with inscriptions in Arabic. Larger sheet: 11.5" H...
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ISLAMIC COSMOLOGICAL MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATIONSIslamic manuscript illustrations, two sheets, worked in gouache on paper, one depicting bath or medical scene and the other depicting Kujata (Kuyutha), the cosmic bull riding...
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LOUIS AIELLO "YGGDRASIL" CARVED WOODSCULPTURE Louis Aiello (American, XX-XXI) "Yggdrasil," abstract carved wood sculpture, named after the sacred tree in Norse cosmology, consisting of various woods including...
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INDIAN SCHOOL: JAIN COSMOLOGICAL DIAGRAMS:A PAIRTwo ink on linen.
Both approximately 32 x 27 1/2 in., 33 x 28 1/2 in. (frame).
Condition
Both with linen attached to paperboard backing. Staining and scattered small...
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JAIN TANTRIC COSMOLOGY PAINTING, VASTRAPATAPossibly 15th c., India, ink and pigment on woven cloth, with Buddha figures and mystical decoration, 20"l x 17"w...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "SYSTEMA SOLARE ET PLANETARIUM,"NUREMB...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Systema Solare et Planetarium," NUREMBERG, 18TH CENTURY, parcel gilt and hand colored engraving, after work by cartographer Johann Baptist Homann...
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LRG GRP: BOOKS ON AFRICA AND AFRICANARTGroup of 32 books on Africa and African art. Includes the following titles:
Jacqueline Delange (French, 1923-1991), Carol F. Jopling (American, 1916-2000), "The Art and...
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MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICALFIGURENative American, United States, Eastern Woodland, Mississippian, ca. 200 to 1500 CE. This is a beautiful and rare incised and openwork gorget made from a white shell...
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RARE MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICALFIGURES...Native American, Southeastern United States, Eastern Woodland, Mississippian, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. This is a beautiful and rare incised and openwork gorget made from...
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COSTA RICAN GREENSTONE DOUBLE CROCODILEPENDANTPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. An exceptional pendant comprised of a beautiful greenstone of a gray-green hue, and expertly string...
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PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHEVESSEL W/ GIPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya culture, Early Classic Period, Tzakol phase, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. An incredible and sizable...
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MISSISSIPPIAN / CADDO POTTERY JAR W/INCISED SUN MOTIFS...Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A fabulous pottery jar with a round yet stable base, a bulbous body,...
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SIGNED 20TH C. TLINGIT CEDAR TOTEM POLE,FRANK WILLIAMS...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. mid-20th century CE, signed Frank Williams. A fine hand carved wooden totem...
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RARE & STUNNING OLMEC JADEITE CEREMONIALPECTORALPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 to 550 BCE. This astounding and rare jadeite pectoral or funerary mask has been skillfully pecked into...
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1900S NATIVE AMERICAN TLINGIT MAMMOTHIVORY TOTEM POLENative American, Northwestern United States, Tlingit, ca. 1900s to 1920s CE. An impressive hand-carved miniature totem pole made from fossilized mammoth ivory....
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RARE TAINO CAVE SPELEOTHEM ZEMI, MUSEUM-EXHIBITEDPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is one of the most interesting zemis we have seen due to its material which is symbolically significant in...
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INCREDIBLE AZTEC STONE EFFIGY FIRE SERPENTXIUHCOATLPre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 CE. A large and fantastical carving made from basalt stone in the form of Xiuhcoatl, a mythical fire serpent....
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AZTEC MASK MOON GODDESS COYOLXAUHQUIW/ MONTEZUMA GLYPH...Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 16th century CE. Wow! An extraordinarily rare greenstone mask of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui with an...
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HUGE TEOTIHUACAN / AZTEC STONE WATERSPOUT ZOOMORPHPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan to early Aztec culture, ca. 600 to 1400 CE. This is a superb volcanic rock carving of a recumbent dog-like or jaguar...
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ANCIENT AMLASH LIMESTONE IDOL - GODDESSOF FERTILITYAncient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A creamy white limestone idol each with a distinctive beak-like nose, a narrow torso that widens...
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MAYA STONE FIGURE JAGUAR GUARDIAN, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2500**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, probably Guatemala, late Preclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A fabulous stone sculpture of a jaguar - an important animal...
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RARE PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOOD / SEED STORK(DEMA RITUALS)**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered...
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JAIN TANTRIC COSMOLOGICAL DIAGRAM 19thc., India, colored ink on parchment, depicting the circular rings of the universe, with black inscriptions framed under glass, 19"h x 21"w (sheet), 23"h x 24"w (frame)...
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CHINESE JADE CARVED PLAQUE,QING DYNASTYA Chinese jade carved plaque, dating from the Qing dynasty. The circular plaque features a central YinYang symbol on both sides with Chinese characters surrounding on one...
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CHINESE BLUE & WHITE BOWL W/ BAGUA,19TH C. A Chinese blue & white bowl with "Bagua" , dating from the 19th century. This circular blue & white bowl features the Taoist cosmological bagua symbols. A yin yang...
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ELABORATE TAINO 2 HEADED SHAMAN'S BOWL,POSSIBLYfor ceremonial consumption of the hallucinogen cohoba. 6 1/2" long. Pre-Columbian. The paired heads reference duality, the cosmological belief of pair opposites. Both...
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Two 16th and 17th cosmological relatedengravings framed Estimate $ 80-150...
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