OLD IFUGAO GEOMETRICALLY CARVED WOODSPOON - PHILIPPINESTropical hardwood carved with a deep scoop-shaped bowl and an abstract geometric handle. Early 20th century. Well-developed patination. The Ifugao are a...
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FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISTBRONZEFiore De Henriquez (1921 - 2004) (Mid to 20th Century.)The square base supports a globular pinnacle balancing an abstract composition of blade-like lobes, wings, on...
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FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ (1921-2004) EXPRESSIONISTBRONZEFiore De Henriquez (Italian/british 1921 - 2004)Reclined Figure on Plinth (Third quarter of the 20th century.)The composition of an abstracted figure on its back cradling...
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MFUMTE PEOPLES, CARVED WOOD FIGURE 20thc., Cameroon, highly abstract figure with protruding eyes, ears and mouth, with protruding genitalia, torso and legs of flat form, carved of a light wood with aged and varied...
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BWA PEOPLE CARVED PLANK MASKA Bwa People,Burkina Faso, plank mask (Nwantantay), bold geometric shaped, painted surfaces, abstract form, these masks embody nature or ancestor spirits that interact with human beings...
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MOBA SHRINE ANCESTOR FIGUREDESCRIPTION:A carved wooden figure carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. The wooden figure called tchitchi are prescribed by diviners to enhance the efficacy of personal, household,...
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MOBA SHRINE ANCESTOR FIGUREDESCRIPTION:A carved wooden figure carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. The wooden figure called tchitchi are prescribed by diviners to enhance the efficacy of personal, household,...
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GRP: 3 ABSTRACT STONE CARVINGS INUITGroupof three abstract stone carvings with faces. Smooth abstract carving with "Nulguruk" carved along the bottom. Trapezoidal abstract carving with the numbers 999 or 666 carved...
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LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
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NAZCA WOOD SNUFF TUBE - ABSTRACT LIZARD**OriginallyListed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A charming hand-carved wooden tube for use when ingesting snuff, in the form of a...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN MALAKU ISLANDS ANCESTRALMARKER**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, southeastern Malaku Islands (Moluccas / Spice Islands), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive carved wooden...
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FINE TAINO / ARAWAK STONE ZEMI FIGUREPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Taino culture, Arawak People, ca. 15th century CE. A superb hand-carved stone figural effigy in ovoid form presenting a highly stylized figure known as a zemi....
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PUBLISHED ANATOLIAN BEYCESULTAN MARBLEIDOL, EX EDEAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Beycesultan type, Early Bronze Age I-II, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. A captivating, hand-carved marble figural effigy...
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REMARKABLE TAINO STONE ZEMI FIGURE HOLDINGWEAPONPre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of a stylized figure known as a zemi, presenting an ovoid form....
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FINE TAINO CARVED STONE ZEMI FIGUREPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved stone figure known as a zemi, presenting in an abstract, ovoid form. Gazing forward from bulging...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN SONGYE WOODENMALE KIFWEBE MASK**Originally Listed At $400**
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF TROPAEUM FRAGMENT,CUIRASS & SHIELD...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2ndto 3rd century CE. An exceptional marble relief fragment of a tropaeum or trophy monument depicting the spoils of war with...
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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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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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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19TH C MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO LEADER ORATORSTAFF W/ NACRE...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with a mesmerizing "corkscrew"...
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SUPERB CHONTAL STONE FACE MASK**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A handsome mask carved from tan-brown stone...
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FINE MAORI JADE MERE POUNAMU CEREMONIALCLUB**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous and special example of a traditional paddle shaped club made from jadeite....
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONGW/ ABSTRACT FACES...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A stunning and finely-formed ritual funerary item known...
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ANATOLIAN MARBLE KILIA IDOL - KUSURATYPE**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. A Kusura-type - also known as violin type - marble idol of an extremely...
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19TH C. WEST AFRICAN MALI WOOD CHAIRPANEL W/ CROCODILE...West Africa, Mali, Bamana Dogon, Senufo People, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive wood panel with a slightly curved shape and a relief carved...
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LOBI PEOPLES, (6) GRADUATED SIZED FLUTESBurkina Faso, carved wood with dark patina, abstract anthropomorphic forms, including one exceptionally large example, 24"h (largest), 4"h (smallest)...
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CHAMBA PEOPLES, (6) SPIKE FIGURES Nigeria,Benue Valley Region, columnar, abstracted carved wood figures with protruding iron spike, to be placed in ancestral shrines, mounted on black wood bases, 23"h (tallest), 15"h...
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PHILIPPINE CEREMONIAL BEARCAT BOWL 19th/20thc., Ifugao peoples, Northern Luzon, Philippines, carved wood with an abstract form of a bearcat, fine aged deep brown and varied patina indicating much use, 4.75"h x 13.5"l...
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MAKONDE PEOPLES, LARGE CARVED ABSTRACTFIGURE Mozambique, carved wood attached to custom base, no signature observed, 41"h (sculpture), 70"h (incl. base) x 17"squ (incl. base supports)...
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MOSSI PEOPLES, (7) CARVED WOOD FLUTESBurkina Faso, geometrically carved in abstract form, with incised decoration, each approx. 7"h...
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(3) VINTAGE MEXICO CARVED ONYX BULL,STONE MASKS(lot of 3) Vintage stone carvings, Mexico, 20th c., including: (1) onyx sculpture of a bull, Tellez, Tecali, Puebla, abstracted form, approx 7.25"h, 11.25"l, 4"w,...
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MOSSI PEOPLES, (7) CARVED WOOD FLUTESBurkina Faso, geometrically carved in abstract form, with incised decoration, each approx. 7"h...
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PAIR OF MID-CENTURY ABSTRACT CARVEDSTONE TABLE LAMPSPair of Mid-Century Abstract Carved Stone Table Lamps, each mounted to an ebonized wood base, with linen shade with rope overlay Dimensions: Overallt: 32...
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FANTE PEOPLES, AQUABA DOLL Mid-20thc., Ghana, wood, glass beads, string and hair, abstract female figure with finely carved details including geometric motif on back, small tufts of hair inserted in top, and...
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FANG CARVED WOODEN RELIQUARY GUARDIANFIGURE African, Fang people of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon, hardwood reliquary carving of an abstract anthropomorphic figure with...
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