Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask, Guinea, WestAfrica, early to mid 20th century carved wood 23.5 x 11 x 14.75 in — 59.7 x 27.9 x 37.5 cm...
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PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES WITHMOLDED BUDDHISTIC LIONS TO SHOULDERS AND FAUX RINGS, BEARING APOCRYPHAL QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER IRON-RED SEAL MARKS UNDER BASE, MODERN HEIGHT: 6 3/4 IN. (17.1 CM.) MOLDED BUDDHISTIC...
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PAIR OF CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE ANDWHITE 'MANDARIN DUCK' VASES WITH MASKS TO SHOULDERS HEIGHT: 13 1/2 IN. (34.3 CM.) WHITE 'MANDARIN DUCK' VASES WITH MASKS TO SHOULDERS, comprised of a pair of high-shouldered...
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DEHUA 'LION MASK' HANDLED VASE
QINGDYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD ??? ????????of elegant form with rounded shoulders tapering down to a narrow foot, either side of the shoulders attached with a protuberant lion...
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(3) HAND CARVED AFRICAN BIRD FIGURE,TUBE & STATUE(lot of 3) Carved wood group, Africa, a variety including; (1) figure of a woman atop a wood base, highly detailed, approx 13'h, 3'l, 6.5"diam, Genuine Besmo...
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AFRICAN CARVED TRIBAL BIRD NIMBA SHOULDERMASKLarge tribal hardwood carved bird figure Nimba shoulder mask, Baga Tribe, Africa, headdress adorned atop, closed eyes, protruding beak, thin neck bellowing out to curved...
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LARGE AFRICAN MUMUYE SHOULDER MASK,HT. 56.5"Large African Mumuye Shoulder Mask. Carved wood. Exhibited: Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, "Simpson & Stone: A Special Selection of African and Oceanic Art from...
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BAGA NIMBA MASK FROM GUINEABaga Nimbamask (Masque d'epaule nimba). Fertility shoulder mask measuring approximately 49" tall; from Guinea; with carved facial scarification and sight window between the breasts,...
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TH. DECK VASEA Late 19th Century TheodoreDeck Glazed Earthenware Vase. Chinoiserie vase decorated with stylized rows of flowers at the neck and base, molded mask and ring forms at either side, with scrolling leaf,...
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TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASESQingdynasty, one in unique form with round base in enamel decoration of butterflies, body with four sided panels featuring figures and cranes, tapering neck leading to mouth with...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD MASK - CLASSICBASSAWest Africa, Liberia, Bassa people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example of a dark wooden mask in the classic Bassa style, with the face so deeply set from the brow...
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TIAHUANACO POLYCHROME BRIDGE SPOUTEDVESSELPre-Columbian, Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A beautiful double-spouted vessel featuring a dramatic motif of stylized faces. The vessel...
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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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DYNAMIC GREEK CANOSAN MASKED ACTOR &MAIDENAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked...
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Large Chinese white glazed porcelainjardiniere with ribbed boarders to foot and shoulder and masked handles with rings in high relief, one mask completely broken; as-is condition with surface wear, flaws, broken...
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BAGA PEOPLES, NICE NIMBA SHOULDER MASK19th/20th c., Guinea, large female mask of typical form, carved with linear dental designs, 50"h x 15"w x 17"d...
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WEST AFRICAN BAGA CARVED NIMBA SHOULDERMASKLarge tribal carved Nimba (D’mba) shoulder mask, Baga peoples, West Africa, worn by male ceremonial dancers, incised linear designs along the hair evoking parallel braids,...
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TWO CHINESE HIGH SHOULDER VASES ANDCOVERS COVERS, the first painted with a design of 'three friends of winter' and molded masks to shoulders, the other with fire-breathing dragons by trees, and both with domed...
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LARGE AFRICAN SCULPTURE Large and RareBaga Wood Shoulder Mask depicting Nimba, Goddess of Fertility, with carved facial scarification, metal tacks and sight window between the breasts, represents a beautiful mother,...
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PR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE VASESPair of Chinese Famille Rose Vases, square shouldered shape, with foo dog mask and faux drop ring side handles, paneled floral and bird decoration, surrounded by trailing...
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PAIR OF CONTINENTAL BRONZE LION MASKMANTEL URNS Late 19th century, patinated bronze, ovoid vase form featuring lion mask and unfurling foliate scrolled handles, foliate and floral relief decorated rim, shoulder,...
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Assorted dolls, ethnic masks to includefabric English doll pair, Japanese samurai dolls, porcelain shoulder head doll, cloth body, bisque arms, porcelain legs, unsigned, assorted wood figures, masks and crochet...
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CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE "WUSHUANGPU"VASE each of square section, painted on each side with a solitary figure below two calligraphic inscriptions, one to the shoulder and the other on the neck, applied at the...
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LARGE SPINACH JADE LIDDED VASE
QIANLONGMARK, LATE QING DYNASTY-REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY ???? ??? ?????????????of flattened form, the decoration imitating archaic bronze vessels, each side of the body...
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ROSE MEDALLION VASE WITH LION MASK HANDLES19th c. Chinese Export Rose Medallion High Shouldered Vase, with gilded lion mask faux drop ring side handles, sides with paneled figural scenes surrounded by painted floral,...
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PR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE VASESPair of Chinese Famille Rose Vases, square shouldered shape, with foo dog mask and faux drop ring side handles, paneled floral and bird decoration, surrounded by trailing...
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TWO AFRICAN WOOD CARVINGS 20th century,including a Kongo janiform crocodile power figure, with nails and accumulated medicines; and a small Baga nimba shoulder mask....
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A Chinese blanc de chine tapered cylindricalvase late Qing Dynasty with flared neck and incised ruyi heads to the shoulder with two mask handles 12ins Estimate ?200-300 Fine cracks to the glaze around both of the mask...
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Pair of Impressive Chinese cloisonneenamel and bronze mounted vases qing dynasty The flared rim issues from a tapering neck over circular shoulder, mounted with four detailed masks supporting ring handles,...
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GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS18TH CENTURY AND LATER including large famille verte vase formerly rouleau form now cut down and bound with bronze band at neck vacant underglaze blue double circle under...
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AFRICAN MUMUYE SHOULDER MASK Nigeriaapprox. 37'' x 11'' x 9''CONDITION: Please note cracks and old wood damage might be from termites. All items from this estate have been recently fumigated....
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Bronze Censer and Cover 16th/17th CenturyHeavily cast the body of rounded rectangular-form and decorated with stylized taotie masks against a Greek key-fret pattern a pair of curving handles resting on either side...
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A Group of Five Japanese Ivory FiguralNetsuke including an old man with a camel signed height 1 3/4 in.; a man dressed in robes with swords hung from his belt signed height 2 1/8 in.; a man holding a mask atop...
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Nimba Shoulder Mask Baga Tribe 20thCentury Carved wood with applied metal ornamentation. Depicts a woman with protruding mouth nose and stylized hair....
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A Sowei Headdress Mende Tribe SierraLeone Carved wood headdress the only African mask known to be worn by women. It is worn by an elder. The rim of the wooden headdress rests on her shoulders and a black costume...
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A Group of Four Chinese Silhouette Agateand "Agate" Glass Snuff Bottles the first flattened bottle form with "mask ring" handles stopper height 2 1/4 in.; the second rounded rectangular form with "mask ring" handles...
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