NATIVE AMERICAN SENECA FALSE FACE MASKCirca 1900. Carved and painted wood, brass. Plate 13. The Iroquois reverently address the wooden Face used in their Midwinter and curing ceremonies as Grandfathers. Its twisted...
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WATERFOWLING SANTA CLAUSFrank S. Finney(b. 1947)
Capeville, VA, 1983
28 in. tall
This carving depicts legendary 20th-century decoy collector and dealer Bud Ward as Santa Claus laden with treasures.
The smiling...
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AFRICAN BOZO HYENA SPIRIT DANCE MASK,MALIAfrican Bozo Hyena Spirit Dance Mask, Mali. Early 20th century. Carved and paint decorated wood with cotton textile, articulated jaw and ears. Exhibited: "More Than A...
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19TH C. ASIAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMEWOODEN HORSE19th C. Asian carved and polychrome wooden horse. Spirited model, well-proportioned and nicely carved. Inset glass eyes, carved from the solid.
Condition:
Rubbing...
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2 GUATEMALAN SCHOOL RELIGIOUS PAINTINGSTwo(2) Guatemalan School Religious Paintings. 1st item: Guatemalan school oil on wood panel religious painting depicting the holy Trinity, with Jesus Christ holding a cross on...
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NEW IRELAND MASK OR HEAD, HAVING ORIGINALPAINT AND HAI...New Ireland Mask or Head, having original paint and hair, depicting jumping fish on top as well as black snakes circling the face, small section missing from...
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INDONESIAN LETI CARVED FIGUREseatedyene wooden figure with painted eyes and body in black and white pigment, wooden base with felt lining, 9-5/8 x 3-1/2 in.
Note: Acquired by Dr. Grimes from Sotheby's in May...
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AFRICAN TRIBAL LOTAfrican Tribal Lot,to include four wooden masks, one Bambara style Mali mask, phallic ceramic, a knife having ornate wood carved and painted bird design, white spirit maidenhead "punu", wooden...
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PAPUAN GULF SPIRIT FIGUREPapuan GulfSpirit Figure Carved and painted Papua New Guinea wood Height 33 inches (as is)
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely...
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19TH C. AMERICAN FOLK ART WOOD WALKINGSTICK WITH FACES...United States, Southern states, 19th century. An American folk art wooden walking stick, signed "JMS" at the upper end, that was hand-carved from a single...
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SIGNED 1983 B. HONYOUTI WOOD HOPI KACHINASCENEBrian Honyouti (Native American, Hopi Pueblo, 1947-2016). Wood and paint. Hand-signed and dated "B. Honyouti 83" in pigment by artist on base. A wonderful wooden statue...
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EGYPTIAN WOOD & PAINTED GESSO SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An attractive sarcophagus mask that is hand-carved from hardwood and perhaps depicts a high-class...
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LARGE CHANCAY WOOD STANDING FIGURE W/TEXTILE TUNICPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, Late Intermediate to Late Horizon, ca. 1100 to 1550 CE. An incredible wood and textile funerary figure of a standing...
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17TH C. JAPANESE EDO NOH MASK HANNYA,EX MFA 1884**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A dramatic carved and painted wooden mask in the Noh style depicting a hannya,...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO SPIRIT MASKS OKOROSHIOJO STYLE**Originally Listed At $750**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of dark wooden masks in the Okoroshi Ojo style carved...
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19TH C. AFRICAN CARVED / PAINTED NUDEANCESTOR COUPLE**Originally Listed At $2000**
West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of tall hand-carved and painted wood figures, a...
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20TH C. NORTHWEST COAST PAINTED CEDARTHUNDERBIRDNative American, Pacific Northwest, ca. 20th to early 21st century CE. A fine, hand-carved cedar plaque in the form of the head of a Thunderbird with clear cut...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LARGE GARAMUT DRUMSepik River Region, coral, white and black pigment on carved wood, the long hollowed canoe-form body decorated with incised circular pattern and painted link scroll, with...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LARGE CROCODILE SPIRITCARVING Possibly Sepik River, carved and painted wood with cowry shell and pigment, detailed ribs and vertebrae, with crocodile head at one end and animal with bared teeth...
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19TH C. PNW COAST CARVED & PAINTED WOODOAR Pacific Northwest Coast, 19th century. Polychrome painted ceremonial dance oar having spirit depictions on both sides. CIrcular paddle terminal, painted bear mask blade,...
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LARGE CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD SPIRITMASK, NORTHWE MASK, Northwest Coastal Indian style, 39.75"H x 20.5"W....
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IBO HEADDRESS FACIAL MASK OF 'MAIDENSPIRIT'African carved wood facial mask with high coiffure, narrow nose with flared nostrils, open mouth. Facial incisions filled in with dark paint. Unique geometric incisions...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA JUGATE SPIRIT FIGURE,CIRCA 1930 Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly...
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PENOBSCOT BAY BIRCH ROOT WAR CLUB, CONTEMPORARYBeautifully carved classical form club by Penobscot artisan Joe Hugga Dana with black to unfinished wood chip carved handle, retaining bottom cuff of birch paper bark, the...
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AFRICAN IGBO AGBOGHO MMUO HELMET MASKAfrican, Igbo people of Nigeria, hand-carved and polychrome painted wood helmet mask depicting the head of a maiden spirit [Agbogho Mmuo] with an elaborate coiffure including...
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PACIFIC NW COAST ROUND CARVED SPIRITPANEL Native American School, Pacific Northwest Coast carved wood circular rendition of three spirits with red and black polychrome paint, initialed to lower left, unframed....
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SHAMAN'S SPIRIT MASK, YUPIK CLAN, SOUTHWESTALASKA Carved and painted wood. Crooked face with peg teeth. Face of Tunghak, Keeper of the game....
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A POLYCHROMED WOOD AND BAMBOO MODELOF A TORAJAN SPIRIT HOUSEA polychromed wood and bamboo model of a Torajan spirit house, 20th century; Torajan Peoples, Sulawesi, Indonesia Appears unmarked The model traditional...
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AN ABELAM PAINTED CARVED WOOD MASKAnAbelam painted carved wood mask, 20th century; Abelam Peoples, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Appears unmarked Created for the celebration of the yam harvest, the...
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VINTAGE NATIVE AMERICAN PORCELAIN SCULPTUREBY ROBERT F. MURPHY, "SPIRIT OF THE SIOUX" 10 ½" x 6 ¾" x 5 ¾" "Spirit of the Sioux" by Robert F. Murphy, minutely hand painted in polychrome, signed, dated and marked...
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NORTHWEST COAST CARVED WOOD TOTEM POLENorthwest Coast carved wood totem tole, likely Haida or Ksan, having a seated humanoid figure surmounting animals and spirits including an eagle and a beaver, with black painted...
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River CrocodileMask, ca. 20th Century A hand carved wood mask of a clan spirit or totem crocodile (pukpuk) with a bird, painted with natural pigments and decorated with cowery and snail...
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Rare Chinese Giltwood and Ivory Figureof an Empress, 19th century, the seated figure with an ivory head and holding an ivory spirit tablet, seated on an elaborate carved wood throne painted in red and draped...
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COLLECTION OF HAND PAINTED WOOD CHRISTMASFIGURINES 12 pieces; two hand carved and painted Russian Father Frost figures each with birds signed by artists 11''H: Heartwood Creek Jim Shore designs: ''A Gift of Love...
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A 20th Century Chinese (Hunan Province)carved and painted wooden ancestral figure (a spirit medium with a concealed chamber containing a paper dedication ''To Mr Jung'' a written charm and a cloth sack containing...
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Chinese Painted Wood Freestanding SpiritScreen, late 19th century, the carved and pierced base holding the framed rectangular spirit blocker, h. 68-1/2", w. 55", d. 32". These screens were placed inside the entrance...
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