RARE 19TH C. ABACA FIBER CEREMONIALCLOTH, MINDANAOIkat ceremonial tube cloth, "dagmay", decorated with a stylized human, "utaw" and crocodile, "buaya", with intervening geometric and root-like motifs. Two smaller...
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RARE OLD KALIMANTAN FIBER IKAT TEXTILERareOld Kalimantan Palm Fiber Ikat Textile, Ceremonial hanging, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Size: 24'' x 49'' (61 x 124 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of Asia. Please Note: There Are...
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TWO WEST AFRICAN CARVED CEREMONIAL MASKSCameroonian,Western Grassfields area, Oku style, possibly late 19th/early 20th century, one example with wide face, open mouth flanked by two tusks, downward curving central forehead...
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CONGOLESE SALAMPASU FIBER MASKIdanganimask, woven vegetable fiber face with eye holes, large nose, beard and hair features, 22-1/2 x 9 in.
Note: Acquired by Dr. Grimes in 1973. Ceremonial mask for the Salampasu...
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CONGOLESE SALAMPASU FIBER MASKIdanganimask, woven vegetable fiber face with eye holes, large nose, beard and hat colored with red, black and white pigment, 22 x 7-1/2 in.
Note: Acquired by Dr. Grimes in 1973....
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PRE-COLUMBIAN PACHACAMAC TEXTILE PANEL- ORACLE SPIDERS...**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, Central / South Coast Peru, Pachacamac culture, ca. 1000 CE. A lovely fragmentary textile panel comprised...
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20TH C. TLINGIT FELT & BUTTON BLANKETW/ TOTEMIC BEARNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A remarkable example of traditional...
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19TH C. FIJI TABUA (WHALE TOOTH & SENNETCORD)South Pacific, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A polished sperm whale tooth known as a tabua with a woven cord made from sennet attached to both tips...
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19TH C. TLINGIT WOOL, GLASS BEAD, &ABALONE BUTTON BAGNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful handmade wool felt and...
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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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1998 SALISH PAINTED CEDAR FROG MASKJIM JOHNNY**Originally Listed At $700**
Native American, Pacific Northwest, Salish / Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people, signed by Jim Johnny, ca. 1998 CE. A hand-carved cedar...
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VIVID NAZCA PROLIFEROUS TEXTILE W/ SUPERNATURALBEINGSPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, Early Intermediate period, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A proliferous slit tapestry textile woven from camelid wool wefts (alpaca or...
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20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA IATMUL WOVEN CANE GABLEMASKOceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Iatmul peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large gable mask composed of tightly woven cane fibers wrapped around a...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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KONYAK NAGA CEREMONIAL NECKLACELot includesKonyak Naga natural fiber, beads, bone, shell, metal, glass and animal hair multi strand necklace. Worn during ceremonies of the Konyak Naga tribe in Northeastern India, 5...
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GROUPING OF 3 TRIBAL NECKLACES AND LEATHERBOXLot includes 3 ornamental sipattals made of shell, beads, fiber, metal -ceremonial decorative chest pieces of Isneg people of Philippines, some missing beads and shells,...
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BONE DAGGER, PAINTED WITH FIBER ANDSHELLHuman bone dagger, painted red, with fiber and shell decoration.
In his Diary, page 162 (lot 108 box F1), Ledoux explains: "There is some contraction here as to whether...
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BULLROARER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTBullroarer,simple, plain design.
Bullroarers are used as musical instruments, as the blade howls or roars when it is whirled through the air with the attached string. In Papua New Guinea,...
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LEG ORNAMENT, WITH WOVEN FIBER BAND,SHELLSLeg ornament, with woven fiber band, shells and shell bells. Includes original tag labeled "#52 Kaup, men & women but at different times". According to Louis Pierre...
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NOOTKA CEREMONIAL WOOD DANCE RATTLEMid-19th c., Pacific Northwest, carved wood with chiseled surface, twine, in the form of a grouse body with wolf head, in two parts, bound by fiber, pen accession number to...
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CEREMONIAL OR TROPHY TOOTH NECKLACENECKLACE LENGTH APPROX. 30". TEETH LENGTHS APPROX. 1.25"., Believed to be from the Asmat Tribe of Western New Guinea, Early 20th Century. Teeth are drilled and strung on...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIBAL CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS20th century, using painted woven fiber, feathers and carved wood to create a helmet mask surmounted by a large bird in flight....
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CEREMONIAL DANCE MASK (TAKü), PAMí'WA(CUBEO) CULTURE Bark cloth with pigments and other natural fibers....
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A MEXICAN CEREMONIAL DANCE CAPEA Mexicanceremonial dance cape, Circa 1960s; Mexico Lining inscribed in red pen: M. B 7 For a conquistador dance, the cape with polychrome synthetic sequins, mirrored appliques,...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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GROUPING OF 3 TRIBAL NECKLACES AND LEATHERBOXLot includes 3 ornamental sipattals made of shell, beads, fiber, metal -ceremonial decorative chest pieces of Isneg people of Philippines, some missing beads and shells,...
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KONYAK NAGA CEREMONIAL NECKLACELot includesKonyak Naga natural fiber, beads, bone, shell, metal, glass and animal hair multi strand necklace. Worn during ceremonies of the Konyak Naga tribe in Northeastern India, 5...
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SCARCE EAST SEPIK NEW GUINEA BASKETRYHELMET MASK, WWII ERA Abelam Yam Harvest Ceremony Spirit Mask (Baba Tagwa Tumbwa) in coil-woven plant fiber, rattan, grey, yellow, red and black pigments. The Abelam People...
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FOUR ASSORTED PAPUA NEW GUINEA FIBERYAM MASKSFour Assorted Papua New Guinea Fiber Yam Masks, comprising a Baba Tagwa (ceremonial mask) from Abelam area, a Yam mask from Worsera-Abelam area, a Gable mask from...
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KARAWARI TRIBAL SNAILSHELL FETISH OBJECT20th c., Papua New Guinea, snail shells, woven fibers, plant leaves or bark, possibly decorative or ceremonial, with Karawari Lodge tag marked "Magic Bag", 13.5"h (incl. handle),...
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DAN MANO TRIBE WUNKIRLE CEREMONIAL RICELADLE AfricaEarly 20th CenturyFigural carved wood ladle with head shaped handle depicting a figure with closed eyes, short nose, opened mouth, and braided fiber hair....
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Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Phallocrypt,ca. 20th Century Made of a dried and preserved gourd, hand painted, and decorated with woven natural fibers and different kinds of seeds. Unmarked and unsigned. Measures approx....
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An African Yoruba Ceremonial King ObaBeaded Crown Nigeria Early 20th Century Hollowed cylindrical shape headpiece decorated with multi-color glass beads attached to fiber backing elaborately embellished with...
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Another Papua New Guinea Je Stone DaniTribe 19th Century Used by the Dani tribe the je stones were made of slate and were usually flat and elongated. The stones were imported from the Jalemo people who live northeast...
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A Papua New Guinea Je Stone Dani TribeEarly 19th Century Flat slate stone with pointed and blunted ends center having braided fiber bands in tan red and green with attached fur pelts bark and reed shafts overall...
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