AFRICAN LUBA WOOD, COPPER, BONE CEREMONIALPIPE African, Luba People of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hand-Carved Wood and Bone Ceremonial Pipe with copper metal mountings, the mouthpiece and bowl carved in the...
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LUBA FIGURAL HAND-CARVED WOOD AXE LubaPeople of Democratic Republic of Congo, African, Hand-Carved Wooden Axe, the staff decorated with an incised geometric design and a nude female ancestor figure surmounted...
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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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BASSA FEMALE ANCESTOR STATUEDESCRIPTION:A carved wood standing female figure by the Bassa people. The head and face are carved with expressive facial features and elongated jawline. Having elaborate braided hairstyle...
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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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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 STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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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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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR FIGUREFOR A CANOEOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor...
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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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20TH C. DRC HEMBA KUSU WOOD POWER FIGURE,EX-DARTEVELLE...Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba / Kusu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fantastic and fascinating wooden power figure known as a kakudji,...
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19TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA WALRUS IVORY& NACRE ORCA CHARM...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. This is a beautiful...
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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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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR PANELNUDE MALEEastern Indonesia, Leti Islands, Maluku Islands (Maluku Province), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden ancestor panel featuring a high relief carving of a...
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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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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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IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIALSTOOLPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a...
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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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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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1930S IROQUOIS BASSWOOD FALSE FACE SOCIETYMASKNative American / First Nations, Canada, Ontario / United States, New York, Iroquois, ca. early-20th century CE. A hand carved basswood "False Face Society" mask with...
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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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ASMAT PEOPLES, OCEANIC WOOD SHIELD SepikRegion, Papua New Guinea, polychrome painted wood carved in high relief with ancestor figure on top, Sago fibers attached at sides, 72"h x 13"w...
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AFRICAN DOGON PEOPLE TELLEM STYLE FIGURE,22"HAfrican Tellem style figure, Dogon people, West Africa, the Tellem people being forerunners of the Dogon people (the Tellem people populated the area now Malin, generally...
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LARGE AFRICAN CARVED WOOD FIGURE Rareold Hemba Ancestor statue, a commemorative portrait of a chief or important ancestor known as a "Singiti" sculpture from the Hemba peoples, Congo, Central Africa. 16" x 5"...
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AFRICAN MAKONDE UJAMAA EBONY WOOD SCULPTUREAfrican, Makonde people of Tanzania, Mozambique, and Kenya, hand-carved ebony wood Ujamaa or family tree of life sculpture depicting ancestor figures. 35" H x 9" W x 7" D....
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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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DOGON CARVED WOODEN CEREMONIAL VESSELAfrican, Dogon people of Mali, wooden ceremonial trough / ark of the world / ancestors' dish carved with twelve human figures, probably gods and goddesses, upon the rectangular...
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SENUFO PEOPLES, CARVED ANCESTOR FIGURE,EX-KOMOR 19th c., Ivory Coast, natural patina, mounted on ebonized wood stand, accompanied by Mathias Komor receipt, 8"h (statue), 8.75"h (total)...
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BEMBE PEOPLES, FEMALE ANCESTOR FIGUREDRC, finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki with inset eyes, raised scarification designs, holding a suckling baby, thin metal rods in feet fit into black wood base, 9.75"h...
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West African Reliquary Figure Metalclad carved wood with applied pigment. Created by the Mahongwe people of Gabon West Africa these figures are used to honor the dead and are dedicated to the ancestors....
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