A MODEL OUTRIGGER CANOE USED FOR CEREMONIESA model outrigger canoe used for ceremonies, from the Tolai people, probably Duke of York Islands, between New Britain and New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, having a polychrome...
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HORNBILL HARVEST FIGURE, IBANHornbillharvest figure comprised of five painted wooden pieces with hunters, gamalan, rice barn, Iban People, Sarawak, Malaysia. Early/Mid 20th c. Cf Newton & Barbier Islands and...
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6 ITEMS GUATEMALAN TEXTILES, E. 20THC.1st item: Rare Guatemalan ceremonial Tzute, cotton and silk on cotton panels. Yellow geometric figures of people, horses, and birds against multicolor vertical bands, sewn...
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AL COLE (1944-2009) HAMATSA CROOKEDBEAR MASKThis is an outstanding and large Crooked Bear Mask signed and carved by Al Cole (1944-2009) of the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) Kwakwaka'wakw from the 20th Century. The Crooked...
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VERACRUZ LORD IN REGAL ATTIRE, EX-HOLLYWOOD,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A remarkable ceramic figure: a standing lord with a lifelike face and elaborate costume....
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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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MONUMENTAL MANTENO BLACKWARE SITTINGCACIQUE INCENSARIO...Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. An exemplary and sizeable incensario, skillfully modeled in the form of a male figure - likely a...
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STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO OF OLDMAN, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. An incredible sculptural representation of an old man, with amazing details of the...
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VERACRUZ HUASTEC POTTERY STANDING FEMALESHAMANPre-Columbian, central Mexico, northern Veracruz, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A fantastic standing ceramic figure of a woman boasting applied decorative ornaments...
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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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20TH C. TLINGIT WALRUS IVORY & NACRESHAMAN ORCA AMULET...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a stunning walrus ivory pendant...
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19TH C. SUMATRA BATAK WOOD MEDICINALVESSEL W/ SINGASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang,...
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19TH C. NIAS WOOD ADU ZATUA PANEL, EXBONHAMSSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving...
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IMPORTANT TAINO GREENSTONE TRANSFORMATIONALNUDE FIGURE...Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A marvelous greenstone zemi figure of a nude male experiencing the transformational...
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EXHIBITED TAINO WOOD ZEMI COHOBA STAND,C-14 TESTEDPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 15th to early 16th century CE. Incredible! An exemplary wood zemi figure that served...
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LARGE NAYARIT POTTERY NUDE FEMALE FIGUREW/ OLLAPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A remarkable pottery figure of a seated female shown bare-chested with legs crossed...
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EGYPTIAN SEBENNYTIC-PTOLEMAIC GLASSINLAY**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, perhaps the city of Sebennytos, Late Dynastic (30th Dynasty) to Ptolemaic Period, Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380 to 30 BCE. A...
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CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIALHALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved...
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MINIATURE CUPISNIQUE / CHAVIN JASPERJAGUAR EFFIGY JAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Cupisnique / Chavin culture, ca. 1250 to 500 BCE. A superb hand-carved red-jasper jar in...
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RIO MAGDALENA MOSKITO POTTERY URN W/LID, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, Moskito, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A This is an incredible funerary effigy vessel with a figural lid, and a conical...
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TAINO RHYOLITE CEREMONIAL SCEPTER W/CACIQUE FIGUREPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An exceptionally rare rhyolite ceremonial scepter depicting...
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SENUFO PEOPLE, LARGE FIGURAL CEREMONIALDRUM Mid-20th or earlier, Ivory Coast, wood and hide, carved in the form of a seated nude woman supporting a drum on her head, the drum decorated in the round with relief...
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BENIN EDO PEOPLE, BRONZE CEREMONIALSTAFF 19th c. Nigeria, in two pieces, naturally dark and verdigris patinated cast bronze, in a stacked totemic form, the round standard surmounted by a long beaked bird surrounded...
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(2) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD CEREMONIAL MASKS(lotof 2) Carved African wood masks, possibly from the Kuba Lele People, Democratic Republic of the Congo, each mask with woven hood/ headdress, cowrie shells, and carved figural...
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(2) LARGE WEST AFRICAN FIGIRAL CARVEDMASK & STAFF(lot of 2) West African figural carved wood items, including: (1) large ceremonial mask with openwork crest, approx 51"h, 11.75"w; (1) figural staff/ walking stick,...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled basketry tray with six figures radiating from a multicolored center 2.5" H x 12.5" Dia. Notes:...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled wedding tray basket with seven multicolored birds and geometric banding 2" H x 12.5" Dia. Notes:...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled wedding tray basket with a central starburst and a band of multicolored butterflies, with a multicolored...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo wedding basket A coiled tray basket with figural motifs in red, purple and grey including a family of four, a hogan, a...
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MARY HOLIDAY BLACK (B.1934, DINé)MaryHoliday Black (b.1934, Diné), A polychrome Navajo basketry eagle tray A polychrome coiled tray basket with central eagle motif in purple and cream with blue edges 2" H...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD FETISH FIGURE EreIbeji Figure, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, wood with glass bead necklace, 12" tall. Wear from use and veneration.
Per Dr. Perri Kim: "The Yoruba have one of the highest rates...
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AFRICAN WOODEN RITUAL LADLE CeremonialMedicine Ladle, carved hardwood with kaolin, being the figure of an enthroned female healer, Senufo Peoples, Ivory Coast, 15" long....
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TWO ASSORTED NEW GUINEA ARTISTS WORKSTwoAssorted New Guinea Artists Works, The first: Malagan figure by Edward Sale, on a metal stand, painted wood, used by the Walik group in the "Meku" ceremony, Laup Village,...
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IGBO WOODEN IKENGA FIGURE WITH RAM HORNSAfrican, Igbo people of Nigeria, carved hardwood ikenga figure with horns and protruding mouth, the male nude is probably wearing a ceremonial mask, the legs bent at the knees...
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African brass warrior figure, Edo people,former Benin Kingdom, Nigeria. The sheathed ceremonial sword in his right hand indicates rank. Provenance: from the estate of Harrison Eiteljorg. 7 3/4"H....
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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